HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Permission Slip, Deaf Culture, Social Forces
3 Nov 2017
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Homosexuality sin mental illness sexuality: was an official diagnoses, heterosexuality was seen as the norm, social circumstances has defined one thing in many different ways. Psychiatrist"s an and bn pro-ana/pro-mia"s lifestyle choice: some seeing it as a disease and some seeing it as a lifestyle choice. Forgetfulness as a normal part of aging vs. alzheimers: some it"s a part of the aging process, for others it"s a disease defined, social context defining if something is a mental illness or not. Contrast with objectivism**: objectivist (realist) perspective, disease is real, diseases are discovered, science is value-neutral, not impacted by human and social world, ex. We invested meaning into it- we make labels not diseases. Looks at cut off rate for what counts as dangerously high blood pressure. Culture, health, and illness experiences: culture can help structure health experience how, culture is also a social construction****, what we do to create/invite illness ex.
