Sociology 3358F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Aversion Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Medical Model
11 Apr 2018
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Drug therapy (insulin injections and lsd- 70s) While incarcerated we do things to you, credentialism. Net widening of medicalization of deviance~ ex. Alcohol- good in some ways, agency to get treatment, must recognize that you are sick. Behaviour seen as consistent with mental illness. Medical model- emphasis on mental illness and psychological disorder. Opportunity model- opportunities to reform provided by prison authorities. Renee acoby segregation, current only woman in canada with designation. Every facet of life subject to regulation. Males violence fictive-kin same-sex relationships more men even if heterosexual huge issue. Who they are, children, homes, bring issues from outside prison. Female prisoners labelled as mentally disordered have been largely ignored although regarded as management problems, they are not seen as serious social problems. Solitary confinement because they don"t know what to do. 74% of federal female inmates suffer a personality disorder . Everything is because you are mentally ill. Conditions in prison exacerbate mental well being.
