Conclusion and biblography

In conclusion Illich’s (1975 model of medical imperialism is still very important today relating to men’s bodies it has shown  how medicalisation had took over the non-medical problem and how it had being re-define as medical issue. Furthermore on how all this modern technologies had develop and contributed to the growth of capitalism though disease...

Mens bodies

In order to evaluate Illich’s idea of medical power and influence in the case study regarding men’s bodies, firstly the word ‘Medicalization’ will be define. The process in which non-medical conditions became defined and treated as medical conditions in form of illness and disorders. Therefore, medical authorities have now identified numerous conditions that is normally,...

Introduction- Illichs theory of medicalisation

Within this blog we will be discussing the meaning of "medicalisation" and Illich's notion of "medical imperialism" as well as coherent arguments from other sociological theories of the body. We will be looking at how all aspects of life are controlled by the medical establishment and by using different contemporary issues to delve into the...

HIV/AIDS

Medicine has played a key role in the control over bodies that are diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and the medicalization of being categorised as a 'deviant' or 'abnormal' body through surveillance, monitoring and developmental drugs/medication. Emergence of HIV (Human Immuno-deficiency Virus) Aids (Acquired immune-deficiency syndrome) in 1981 originally “labelled GRID (gay-related immune deficiency)” (Dalton, 2017:65) in which was...

Death and dying

Death and dying historically and geographically is varied, and over the years has changed unquestionably. In 1955 the average life expectancy globally was 48 years of age. By 2025 this life expectancy is expected to rise to 73 years old, with no country having a life expectancy of below 50 years old. (WHO, 2016). Despite...