Medicalization In Modern Society

In order to fully comprehend the process of medicalization and demedicalization within contemporary Canadian society, these terms must first be defined and comprehensively understood. Medicalization is the process whereby human behaviours are increasingly becoming problematized within medical realms. Critiques of medicalization state that the process of medicalization provides power to health care systems, and the physicians that treat the disorders that are manifested through medicalization. The idea is that, with medical care systems being afforded more power, health care systems will have more power and control over every individual within society (Clarke, 2016, pg. 235). The process of demedicalization, is the exact opposite of medicalization, and is the process whereby conditions and diseases that were once thought to be of medical relevance, are deemed to not be in need of medical attention (Castree, Kitchin, & Rogers, 2013). …show more content…
While some argue that the health care system is regularly discovering new disorders and diseases, and the process of medicalization is still rampant. Certain groups argue that demedicalization is on the rise, as the power that medical systems once had over society is slowly slipping away (Clarke, 2016, pg. 248). It is my personal belief, that medicalization is still prominent within contemporary Canadian society, as the medical system still has profound impact and power in the lives of individuals, and aspects of human life are increasingly requiring medical intervention. To prove my opinion, I will outline why medicalization is on the rise, and why demedicalization is seemingly uncharacteristic of the current Canadian society that we live in