PSY345H5 Lecture Notes - Leper Colony, Spinalonga, Orillia
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Term exceptionality means that what we are looking at is an exception from the general rule. Use the bell curve to determine exceptionality. Most of us are all average (within the normal range) Ppl in the exceptional range are different from the average. 95% of pop are in the 75 range. First stage we see is social isolation this child had no part in society whatsoever--> how?--> (murder, confinement outside society) Leper colony of spinalonga (crete- greece) one of the last active leper colonies in europe (1903-1957) In generalanybody who was exceptional had no place in society. Humanitarian and legal reforms in the 18th century. Church lost control of forceful conversions to christianity. People with disabilities are much ,more visible now than before. Once industrial revolution can around, you had to be more and more sophisticated. Gradually saw some legal reforms for exceptional people. Once you enact a law, the state is required to enforce the law.
