SOCI 310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Vitamin D Deficiency, Systematic Review, Thought Disorder
23 Nov 2017
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Myth: rates of schizophrenia are the same across the world regardless of time, place and demographic context. Biological, thus no real differences this is not reality. Reality: in fact studies consistently show variations between immigrants and non-immigrants, and between different ethnic groups. Degaard: emigration and insanity 1932: seminal study showed that norwegian migrants to minnesota have double the hospital admission rate for insanity" compared to, native born minnesotans, norwegians in norway. The old belief in emigration to america as the best treatment for peculiar, troublesome, unmanageable and maladjusted youngsters is a fallacy. Misdiagnosis/social control: immigrants are a threat, don"t know the social aspects of where they migrate to they are discriminated against and the psychiatric system treats them as agents of the state. Study of causes often involves examination of three phases. Pre migration : i. e. coming from country of war etc. Migration journey: think syrian migrants getting in boats with no food etc.
