What Does 'Normal' Mean? Book by Olivia de Vanssay
Home > What Does 'Normal' Mean?
What Does 'Normal' Mean?

What Does 'Normal' Mean?


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



International Edition


About the Book

Academic Paper from the year 2019 in the subject Sociology - Individual, Groups, Society, grade: 1st, King`s College London, course: Global Health and Social Medicine, language: English, abstract: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is defined by the DSM as a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and hyperactivity that impairs an individual's daily function. ADHD diagnoses in both children and adults have been drastically increasing in the western world in the past two decades, and subsequently the use of stimulant medications to treat ADHD has also drastically increased. This paper primarily relies on the ideas of french philosopher Georges Canguilhem and Canadian philosopher Ian Hacking to argue that this increased prevalence of ADHD is not due to an actual increase of individuals with ADHD, but rather a result of the social, political, and economic norms and practices of contemporary 'western' society in the 'Global North'. The first section of this essay summarize Canguilhem's ideas on the role of normality and pathology in contemporary biology and medicine and explore his view that life is normative and view the implications of this on ADHD diagnoses. The second section discusses Hackings concept of dynamic nominalism: the notion that we as humans within societies respond to social categorization, we place value on our categorizations and as we behave in response to our social categories we simultaneously modify them as they respond to societal norms. The third section examines the features specific to our neoliberalist contemporary 'western' society, primarily utilitarianism, individualism, consumerism, and secularization, which account for the much higher prevalence of adhd compared to the 'Global South'. In conclusion, medicine, particularly psychology and psychiatry, is not the objective field we think it is, and socio-political and economic norms present in our society are strongly reflected in the practice of these fields. Thus, i


Best Sellers



Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9783346135889
  • Publisher: Grin Verlag
  • Publisher Imprint: Grin Verlag
  • Height: 216 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Weight: 86 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3346135888
  • Publisher Date: 04 Mar 2020
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A review of the Concept of Normality with regards to the diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in the 'Western' World
  • Width: 140 mm


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
What Does 'Normal' Mean?
Grin Verlag -
What Does 'Normal' Mean?
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

What Does 'Normal' Mean?

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    New Arrivals



    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!