HLST 4010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Halfway House, Dysfunctional Family, Deinstitutionalisation
9 Dec 2020
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Week 7 reading- artefacts doreen befus story: madness. Artefacts self-guided 2 doreen befus story on madness canada web site (history in practice section). Read information and listen to recordings by and about doreen. Befus, a survivor of eugenic sterilization in canada: https://historyinpractice. ca/medicine-and-power/the-doreen-befus-story/components- self-guided-2: doreen befus" life also intersected with the history of deinstitutionalization. 1960s and 1970s, new notions of the value community living, coupled with legal and financial pressures, resulted in a period of massive deinstitutionalization across. Canada: befus" story makes crystal clear the utter inadequacy of medical labels. Befus was a caregiver, an activist, a writer, a friend, a sister and an aunt: ask students to use the following questions to guide their exploration of these artefacts: Audio 1 transcription: so her personal history was very much one of an institutionalized life. Audio 2 transcription: many of challenges she faced were ones of a lack of preparedness, as i mentioned.
