HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Umbilical Cord, Caesarean Section, Hazing
19 Oct 2016
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Technocratic paradigm forms part of our reality by the professional sector: the model of reality forms the philosophical basis of both western bio-medicine and western society. It is believed that nature is being improved upon by controlling it through technology. Philosophically, it is assumed that: the universe is mechanistic, follows predictable laws, one can discover this through science and manipulate it through technology. Model sees the body as a machine with a body, mind, and soul separation the body is left to scientific investigation: dominant religious belief in early times was that women were inferior, their bodies defective. Woman were seen as weak from early on: males were seen as the stronger sex, and seen as the one who has the ability to take charge. Males mechanized process of delivering children: saw women as birthing machine, for doctors and nurses, convenience is the main consideration. We saw repetition and redundancy: reinforced dependency of the labouring woman.
