06Jan 2022 by
SOC449W: Medicalization and Biomedicalization
RESEARCH PAPER ASSIGNMENT
Research a topic of your own that is important to the study of medicalization and biomedicalization
(impacts of COVID on the evolution/process of medicalization. Write a short paper (approximately 10 pages) that addresses the theme researched and critiques the findings discussed in the literature. Use appropriate reference
and citation formats.
Your must review at least five articles from respected sociological journals and anthologies. You may also include
important books as well.
Articles from the following journals are acceptable:
American Journal of Sociology, American Sociological Review, Journal of Health and Social Behavior; Milbank
Quarterly, Social Forces, Social Problems, Social Science and Medicine, Social Science Quarterly, Sociological Quarterly, Sociological Forum, Sociological Inquiry, Sociological Perspectives, Sociological Review, Sociology of
Health and Illness
Articles from the following anthologies are acceptable:
Annual Review of Sociology
