Many of the physical signs of aging such as balding, wrinkles, and a sagging chin or buttocks are now treated by physicians. This process of turning a normal characteristic into a medical matter is termed ________

A) medicalization
B) professionalism of medicine
C) mediphobia
D) monopolization of medicine


A

Sociology

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