HLTHAGE 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Abraham Flexner, Ruling Class
5 Feb 2018
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Both in europe and western society, women are the original "healers" or. Men exercise a well thought out plan to suppress women healers. Men wanted to be the dominant professionals in the health care field. Men"s dream of controlling "healing" (medicine) and related institutional organizations. Men"s view and women"s views differ regarding health and health care - extrinsic vs. intrinsic. Historically women healers formally recognized as early as 476 a. d - 1450 a. d. 1300"s - 1600"s men initiated and carried out the manipulated suppression of women healers. Ruling class: both political and religious elements create an aura of contamination around women - better known as the "which craze" Western society and the displacement of women healers. Medical methods of male "regular doctors" and "irregular female doctors" Role of the rising american business establishment - the foundations. Medicine becomes a white male middle and upper class profession. The church in partnership with the "regular doctors"
