L48 Anthro 3283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Neurosis, Biopower, Michelle Obama
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The category of a woman encompasses a range. Study of medical and scientific texts language to describe female reproductive processes is negative ( debris, decay, . Male produces or penetrates, while eggs are passive receptacles. Scientific language reflects assumptions about gender norms and roles. Talked about how they used metaphors that are differently gendered. Display female reproductive processes as negative and weak. One side is active and one side is passive. Psychiatrist has to listen to systems and say you have x. Five or more of the following symptoms over a two-week period, most of the day, nearly every day. At least one of the symptoms must be either a depressed mood or a loss of interest or pleasure. Symptoms must be severe enough to cause noticeable problems in daily activities. The line between temporary or unordinary happiness. Women prescribed twice as much as men.
