SOC309Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Victim Blaming
Document Summary
Aid epidemic in small town in america. People"s ignorance and a lot of fear- mixed with strong moral ideas/values. Uncertainty in the medical/scientific community regarding the disease. Government in 1980"s intended public spending cuts. Disease rapidly increasing and money not pent on identifying the virus/people were panicking. Manitoba in 1984: first aids case with that type of behaviour. Rise of the new right in the u. s. the moral majority: large sector that defines as fundamental christian by backing reagan. Determined by what they wanted and appropriate behaviours. And debated of abortion and teen pregnancy and blacks in the u. s. A lot of discussion couched as moral and intrenched in hatred. Cultural phenomenon of blame attached to illness. Smoker that ends up with lung cancer may blame self. Brandt says: underneath questions there are strong cultural values. She argues illness take on culture meaning signify weakness aids signify something of sexual behaviours. Brandt"s take on social and political ideologies.
