SYG-1000 Lecture 41: syg lec 41
Stigmatized/Contested/Disability:
Stigmatized
Nothing inherently creates the stigma, but it is the social response to the condition or
the type of individual who suffer from it
But why do they get stigmatized?
Contested
Diseases that are not recognized or acknowledged, particularly by physicians (e.g.
chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome).
Do not receive benefits even though they qualify because they meet the
requirements of “the inability to do ‘usual and customary work’”
Disability
Social construct. It is the social experience and meaning of impairment
The body has impairment while society creates the disability
Using a wheelchair in a not so wheelchair friendly setting
Breakdown of Finding II—Illness Experience as Socially Constructed
All illnesses are socially constructed at the experiential level, based on how individuals come to
understand and live with their illness.
Again, Illness is the social meaning of the conditions
This is a social construct.
Illness experience
Epilepsy
Chronic illness affects day-to-day life
Affects sense of self
Simple tasks such as getting a new license
Breakdown of Finding III- Medical Knowledge as Socially Constructed
Medical knowledge about illness and disease is not necessarily given by nature but is
constructed and developed by claims-makers and interested parties.
Medicalization occurs when human problems or experiences become defined as medical
problems
This takes on different forms as time passes.
Think of ADHD
Postpartum depression
Chrissy Tiegen
Social construct of these illnesses change over time
MEDICINE IN THE SOCIETAL CONTEXT
Document Summary
Nothing inherently creates the stigma, but it is the social response to the condition or the type of individual who suffer from it. Diseases that are not recognized or acknowledged, particularly by physicians (e. g. chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome). Do not receive benefits even though they qualify because they meet the requirements of the inability to do usual and customary work" . It is the social experience and meaning of impairment. The body has impairment while society creates the disability. Using a wheelchair in a not so wheelchair friendly setting. Breakdown of finding ii illness experience as socially constructed. All illnesses are socially constructed at the experiential level, based on how individuals come to understand and live with their illness. Again, illness is the social meaning of the conditions. Simple tasks such as getting a new license. Breakdown of finding iii- medical knowledge as socially constructed.
