week 2 Flashcards
early civilization
dec lifespan bcs lack tech and medical aid
infanticide, economic and spiritual purposes
punishment from god
middle ages
christianity dominated, treated w exorcism, prayer, etc
treated well by church and monks, but still killed, etc.
renaissance period
inc knowledge, view MI as sickness
send to asylums or witch trials
early america
god’s punishment, moral problem that disgraces family
poor medical practices i.e. bleeding, criminalize the MI
industrial revolution
inc hospitals and med advancements
many factory workers injured and cannot work
- first worker’s compensation made
inc education i.e. school for deaf/blind
MI asylums, dorothea dix pushes for humane conditions
history of eugenics
controlled selective breeding to improve human race
darwinism supported this mvmnt
states could enforce sterilization and prevent marriages or arrest individuals
extermination
germany took eugenics to the extreme, used eugenics to justify jewish genocide
nazi germany authorized killing of disabled and asked doctors for names of disabled patients
leislations and attitudes in the 20th century
after WWI, implemented rehab for veterans
- many disabled were hired to factories in WW2…displaced when war ended
rehabilitation act ensured rights
independent living movement
viewed environ and social barriers are problems for disabled
dev centres for independent living/CIL
what were slurs orginally
clinical terms for the disabled
why is it hard to establish history for disabilities
- lack of primary sources: few documents on real ppl
- data describes treatments from professionals POVs: biased info
- data is rarely representative: focuses on higher functioning, rarely desc many disabilities
what 2 social factors defined disability
- deg by which person was different from society
- societal attitudes towards alternative behaviour
- ups and downs throughout history
