HLTH 385 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: French Language, Social Medicine, Kilogram
18 Jul 2018
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The officiers de sante of the french revolution: a case study in the changing language of. The revolutionary period of france produced great turmoil, but also a great shift in the language, including in medicine. Language is always important in shaping the social construction of reality . Changing the language can make the world new and better. Ex) challenging religion and a lot of superstitions. Trying to dissociate medicine from a connotation of privilege and even corruption. Language influenced the unification of the medical profession between physicians and surgeons. There are political influences on the control of medical practices. 2 major instances of systematic linguistic change in the revolutionary period other than in medicine. New metric system - metre and kilogram . A new calendar - to substitute out the days of the week that include the sabbath (said to be founded on superstition)
