ANTHROP 3HI3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1-5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14 & 15 : Chronic Pain, Diabetic Retinopathy, Narrative
3 May 2016
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Sickness is the understanding of a disorder in its generic sense across a population in relation to macrosocial processes (economic, political, institutional) Third meaning of illness> illness soaks up personal and social significance from the world of the sick person; it transfers vital significance from the person"s life to the illness experience. The central meaning is loss, a common significance of chronic disorder. Alice alcott: a. a. is a 46 year old white protestant female with a history of juvenile onset diabetes mellitus compounded by cardiovascular complications. At age 10 she developed diabetes and was frequently hospitalized through age 18. She has by now had to use insulin for more than 35 years. She was told to not have children as it would worsen her diabetes, but she refused and had two normal babies. At age 30 she experienced some visual problems, and was diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy.
