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BIOMEDICALISATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of Medicine
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- biomedicalization
1, record 1, English, biomedicalization
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Biomedicalization describes the increasingly complex, multisited, multidirectional processes of medicalization, both extended and reconstituted through the new social forms of highly technoscientific biomedicine. 2, record 1, English, - biomedicalization
Record 1, Key term(s)
- biomedicalisation
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la médecine
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- biomédicalisation
1, record 1, French, biom%C3%A9dicalisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la biomédicalisation consiste en une intensification de la «médicalisation de la vie» qui se révèle dans une extension continue des compétences de la médecine, surtout à partir des années 1980. 2, record 1, French, - biom%C3%A9dicalisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sociología de la medicina
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- biomedicalización
1, record 1, Spanish, biomedicalizaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La biomedicalización es un fenómeno que implica la intervención de los saberes y tecnologías biomédicos en cada vez más aspectos de la vida, con un aumento de su jurisdicción desde la enfermedad a la salud y, hoy en día, sobre la gestión de los cuerpos y las vidas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - biomedicalizaci%C3%B3n
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