WDW101Y1 : infanticide articles in detail.docx

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19 Apr 2012

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UTSG

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Woodsworth College Courses

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WDW101Y1

Professor

William Watson

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Focus: both atavistic theories and medicalization theories are wrong. Analysis of 1922 and 1938 infanticide law is often depicted as clear examples of the medicalization of women"s deviance and the broader bio-medical colonization of the law. Issue of linking women"s deviance to reproductive difference and to thereby decontextualize and depoliticize women"s experiences. So: arguments against infanticide law claim that it diminishes women"s responsibility within the law and that women"s deviance should be colonized (taken over) into other fields. Issue of jury and judicial sympathy based on the socio-economic distress of young women perceived as victims of male seduction and abandonment, and so convictions were historically rare; especially for the death penalty. The mandatory death penalties which accompanied the rare murder convictions had always been commuted. Atavistic theory infanticide as an instance of women"s supposed propensity for atavistic psychosomatic regression and rationalized primitive infanticide practices.

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After you view the film, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, respond to the following two questions:

1. Labeling theory refers to the idea that deviance and conformity result not so much from what people do as from how others respond to those actions. Apply this theory to an analysis of the various ways in which MacMurphy and the other patients are seen as deviant and why or why not they themselves view themselves as deviant. Be as specific as possible in your discussion.

2. The interactions between the hospital psychiatrists, nurses, and staff and MacMurphy exemplify the concept of the medicalization of deviance: the transformation of moral and legal deviance into a medical condition. Discuss the process of the medicalization of MacMurphy's deviance and assess its consequences for his well-being.

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QUESTION 26

Age 65 has come to be considered the onset of old age in the U.S. because:

	a.	This is when most older adults find their abilities diminishing
	b.	At age 65, physical appearance makes it evident that a person is old
	c.	This is the age identified in Social Security and Medicare at the time these were enacted
	d.	This is the age at which life expectancy diminishes most rapidly

1 points

QUESTION 27

The concept of "dependency ratios" has been criticized because:

		Individual differences in needs as well as differences in aging and activity choices make it difficult to ascertain which generation depends on which other generations.
		Very few older adults ever rely on younger individuals for support and assistance
		The most dependent generation may well be young adults
		It is common knowledge that older adults are dependent on younger individuals

1 points

QUESTION 28

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the purpose of theory in understanding aging?

	a.	Theories attempt to explai what we observe in empirical research or practice
	b.	A goal is to consolidate practice around a simple set of principles
	c.	Theories resolve disputes about the nature of reality and definitions of aging
	d.	The most important purpose is to reduce apparently complex phenomena to a few basic factors

1 points

QUESTION 29

Explanations that focus on the situations and problems that accumulate during the life span and cannot be understood separate from developmental experiences are considered to reflect:

	a.	The aged
	b.	Aging
	c.	Age
	d.	The meaning of life

1 points

QUESTION 30

Early theories of aging, described later life as a:

	a.	Problem
	b.	normal, welcomed stage of life
	c.	rare and unique process
	d.	Too idiosyncratic for generalized description

1 points

QUESTION 31

Theories that explain aging as resulting from the accumulation of "insults" from the environment, which eventually reach a level incompatible with life are labeled:

	a.	Sociocultural theories
	b.	Selective optimization with compensation
	c.	Model of Human Occupation
	d.	Stochastic theories

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QUESTION 32

Psychological theories of aging seek to explain

	a.	Reasons for the emergence of mental disorders in late life
	b.	Why older individuals are likely to be pessimistic
	c.	Relationships among older and younger individuals
	d.	The multiple changes in individual behavior in late life

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QUESTION 33

It is now believed that neurological theories of aging that focus on decline in neurological functioning may be:

	a.	Too optimistic
	b.	Lacking in clarity
	c.	Too pessimistic
	d.	Too limited

1 points

QUESTION 34

In the theory of Selective Optimization with Compensation, "optimization" refers to the idea that:

	a.	People engage in behaviors that augment or enrich their general reserves and maximize their chosen life courses
	b.	People make efforts in middle age to accumulate needed resources to ensure successful aging
	c.	Changing biological and psychological factors that enhance the abilities of older adults in memory and problem solving
	d.	Political initiatives that reduce stigma associated with later life

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QUESTION 35

Mrs. Adams, an 87 year-old widow, has begun to distance herself from some of her extended family members. At the same time, she spends increasing time with her adult children, grandchildren, and some of her close neighbors. This would be an example of:

	a.	The Model of Human Occupation
	b.	Evolutionary Theory
	c.	Cognition and Aging theories
	d.	Socioemotional Selectivity Theory

1 points

QUESTION 36

A theory of particular relevance to occupational and physical therapy is:

	a.	Theory of Free Radicals
	b.	Systems theory of motor control
	c.	Stochastic theories
	d.

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QUESTION 37

Theory is important to therapeutic decisions as a way to:

	a.	Reduce the therapist's need to address individual differences
	b.	Guide decisions about evaluation and intervention
	c.	Minimize the idea of complexity in understanding older adults
	d.	Clearly identify the specific evaluation instruments to be used

Needing help writing 2 paragraphs for the introduction portion and the aim portion in my lab report. Must be in your own words. Samples of what my professor used is listed below:

Introduction: Sensory receptors in the skin respond to different stimuli (e.g., pain, touch, temperature, etc.). These receptors are not distributed in the skin equally, but are concentrated in different areas of the body. The following two experiments will allow you to determine the relative distribution of the receptors for touch in the skin (Error of localization and two- point touch discrimination).

The error of localization test demonstrates how receptors in different regions of the skin are represented in the cerebral cortex. For example, every region of the skin corresponds to a specific area of the somatosensory complex in the cerebral cortex. The two-point discrimination test will assess the ability to perceive the number of stimuli placed on the skin. Areas that have a higher density of touch receptors are better able to distinguish between multiple stimuli than those with fewer touch receptors.

Part 1a-Aim: ERROR OF LOCALIZATION..To investigate the error of tactile localization of receptors in the skin
Part 1b- Two-point discrimination
Aim: To investigate the relative density of touch receptors in different regions of the body.
Part 1c- Two-point discrimination (spatial acuity in males vs females)
Aim: To investigate the spatial acuity in the pointer finger of males vs. females. Peters et al.
(2009) found that women perceived finer surface detail than men; a result that related to finger size. We will do a much simpler analysis to see if we find a similar relationship.

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