Cultural Hegemony
The dominant beliefs, lifestyles, habits and conventions present in a society
Culture
forms of power that operate within groups, networks, communities, Organizations
Meso
Process by which non-medical problems become defined and treated as medical problems, usually in terms of illness and disorders
Medicalization
The predominant forms or patterns of social arrangements in a society; i.e. the social institutions and patterns of social relationships that characterize a society.
social structure
Golden Arches are an example of this
Symbol
broad overarching and more formal mechanisms and systems through which power operates in a society
Macro
Something that undergoes medicalization is bi-directional. What is an example of something that has become demedicalized?
Homosexuality
groups of individuals who choose to interact on the basis of a shared interest
social network
the influence or authority over others exerted by a dominant group (can be social, cultural, ideological, or economic)
Hegemony
forms of power that operate at the everyday level in social interactions; ways in which dominant norms shape individual behaviour
Micro
What is the name of the disorder that was created to medicalize shyness? (According to Peter Conrad)
social anxiety disorder
the separation of individuals in a society into different strata or levels, according to social distinctions (eg. race, gender, class, caste, etc.)
social stratification =
Italian theorist who stressed the importance of cultural institutions in reinforcing power in modern capitalist economies
Antonio Gramsci
The President is an example of what type of power
Formal power
What is an example of resistance to medicalization?
(Disability rights movement, Childbirth movement etc.)
individual, proxy, collective are types of what?
agency
the predominant system of belief or ways of thought in a society
ideology
Positive praise and compliments constitute what type of power?
Non-material
A theory that states that individuals have consented, either explicitly or tacitly, to surrender some of their freedoms and submit to the absolute authority of government (whether monarchical or parliamentary) in exchange for protection of their remaining rights and the maintenance of the social order (about the legitimacy of the authority of the state over the individual)
social contract theory