HSS 3103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Syphilis, Deaf Culture, Disability Studies
27 Sep 2016
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Week 2
Lecture
Social Construction
Social Construction: History of Medicine: A Scandalously Short Introduction 2nd editio Jaal Duffis, does a
good job of explaining ideas around social construction in the context of medicine.
Examples:
- The lie etee oal ad aoal is oditioed ultue, eligio, eoois, ae, lass, gede ad
othe soial ad iologial fatos. Pheoea oe thought to e aoal o diseased ae o osideed
aiats of oal. p. 66. “he povides homosexuality as an example – once thought to be a psychological
disode foud i the D“M, it is o loge osideed a edial/pshologial aoalit the edial
profession
- Beig ideas, diseases ae uilt of ods ad etaphos. “oeties deliberately, sometimes unintentionally,
metaphors convey social attitudes as they try to express dispassionate science. Consequently, disease, like
odies, a e soiall ostuted. Pg.
- Examples of social construction:
o Pink is for girls, blue is for boys
o Mental health: there is more awareness, less stigmatization
o “philis: Eglish, Feh ad “paiads all it thei eeies atioalit the Feh disease, et.
The theme of this course is POWER and VOICE.
Understanding how that power is used to contribute to or resist social constructions of illness, disease and disability is a
key goal of this course.
Disability will be viewed from a human rights perspective
- Vieig disailit as a hua ights issue is ot iopatile ith peetio of health conditions as long as
peetio espets the ights ad digit of people ith disailities…. Pg. Wold ‘epot o disailit
- This is the contemporary way to view this issue (social construction changes depending on time and place)
- THE POINT: You can speak of disability as a medical issue as long as everyone respects each other – the medical
odel is ot ad
Why is it important for health sciences students to study disability? (the Art of Medicine)
1) People with disability are not inevitably dependent or in need of a fix. Not everyone perceives it as a problem
(Especially congenital diseases. Example: Deaf culture)
2) People with disability have same healthcare needs as everyone else, having disability is not incompatible with
being healthy (do not assume that just because that person is only going to the hospital because of that
disability – eates poles. Eaple: assuptio that people ith disailit dot lead seuall atie lies)
3) Communicate clearly with the disabled person – dot talk to the elaties o ae gies. Dot hage ou
voice to be patronizing
4) Teiolog ad laguage: patiets a as does thei adialis. “oe people dot id eig efeed to as
disaled peso, soe ould pefe to e alled peso ith disailit. ‘espet thei ishes. If a istake is
made, apologize and MOVE ON
5) Need guidance in working with disabled people. Example: helping those who are visually impaired – ask before
you touch them! Dot assue the eed help.
Why is disability a human rights issue? (World Report on Disability, p. 9)
1) People with disability experience inequality
2) People ith disailit ae sujet to iolatios of digit iolee, ause, pejudie…
3) People with disability are denied independence uated steilizatio, istitutio…
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Document Summary
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