HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Institutional Racism, Noble Savage, Conduct Disorder
12 Apr 2017
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Social construct: not a natural entity but an idea that members of society have put together and devised. We use phenotypic features to determine race, has no meaning within whole of an organism. Biological differences within racial groups are greater than those between racial groups. Physical features imagined as indicative of race are found across racial groups. No such thing as a pure race, nor are there pure people. Race is constructed in a relational sense, privileging some and degrading others. Western psychology and psychiatry largely structured along lines that reflect society"s privileging of certain notions: Mental health as individual variable, disconnected from social setting. Those who define wellbeing in other terms- collectively, community-focused. Do not necessarily fit into the system. Despite assumptions about universality, many argue that knowledge about mental health is primarily euro-american in orientation. Until 1960s, reflects psy-ences understanding of race as a biological category. Research demonstrated lower intelligence, limited capacity for growth, submissiveness.
