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IDENTIFYING HYPERACTIVE CHILDREN
THE MEDICALIZATION OF DEVIANT BEHAVIOR |
| By: |
Peter Conrad, Dr. Alan Aldridge, Professor Robert Dingwall |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£140.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0754645185 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780754645184 |
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| Publisher: |
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Pub. date: |
3 March, 2006 |
| Edition: |
Expanded ed |
| Series: |
Ashgate Classics in Sociology |
| Pages: |
184 |
| Description: |
Highlights the issues at stake, outlining changes in our understanding of ADHD and reviewing sociological research. This book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive introduction to the concepts and issues involved. |
| Synopsis: |
This is a new and expanded edition of a classic case-study in the medicalization of ADHD, originally published in 1976. The book centres on an empirical study of the process of identifying hyperactive children, providing a perceptive and accessible introduction to the concepts and issues involved. In this revised edition, Peter Conrad sets the original study in context, demonstrating the continuing relevance of his research. He highlights the issues at stake, outlining recent changes in our understanding of ADHD and reviewing recent sociological research. Peter Conrad is Harry Coplan Professor of Social Sciences at Brandeis University, USA. He has written extensively in the area of medical sociology, publishing nine books and over eighty articles and chapters. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Ashgate Publishing Limited |
| Returns: |
Returnable |