ANTH 227 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Methylphenidate, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Neurodiversity
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Medicalization is ongoing and a matter of degrees, examples: Historical process: sin crime sickness (secularization) Definition: make ant problem a medical one. Multiple interests at stake (health professionals, patients, government"s, health insurances, pharmaceuticals, etc) Problem and solution not always implied (cid:312)medical imperialism(cid:313) Professionals (they have the authority/power to name someone as (cid:312)ill(cid:313)/(cid:313)deviant(cid:313)) Patients (not their fault, ex. (cid:312)not guilty by reason of insanity(cid:313) or (cid:312)genetic mutation(cid:313)) Zola = (cid:312)process whereby more and more of everyday life has come under medical dominion, influence, and supervision(cid:313) (pg 210) Non-medical problems (alcoholism, menopause, childbirth, bad breath, etc. ) Medical problem: conceptual: using medical terms to describe a problem (ex. Institutional: using medical framework to understand a problem (ex. Interactional: using a medical intervention to (cid:312)treat(cid:313) a problem (ex. childbirth) Power to define a problem (in medical terms: medical ideology (medical model, collaboration (professionals as information providers, gatekeepers, technicians, etc. , technology (drugs, surgery, genetic or other screenings, surveillance ((cid:312)medical gaze(cid:313), ex.
