... way the strict, militant, dogmatic medicalization of society, by way of a quasi-religious con-version and the establishment of a therapeutic clergy; the second expressing the same medicalization, ... 32). medicalization 13 Conceptspart one © 2007 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2007 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper246897531 The Johns ... chapter I focus on the importance of the creation of medical markets for medicalization. Chapter 8, the final chapter, ana-lyzes some of the consequences of medicalization for our culture, society, ...