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Did Szasz object to the social control aims of medicine in modern society?

  • No, he Supported it

  • Yes, he Objected

  • He was Indifferent to it

  • He Encouraged it

Answer

Yes, Szasz objected to the social control aims of medicine in modern society. He believed that psychiatry was being used to control and suppress dissent, and that it was labeling people as mentally ill in order to justify their involuntary commitment and treatment. He argued that this was a violation of individual liberty and that it undermined the principles of democracy and freedom.
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