Race, Gender, and the Politics of Diagnosis
In healthcare, determining what’s wrong should be straightforward. It’s a tool to spot & fix what makes us sick. But it’s not that simple. It’s social, too. Medical studies tell us this. The tags we receive (or don’t receive) come from our culture, power, and how we’re perceived.Look at pain. Women often hear their pain […]
Relationship between health, illness, and culture in the USA
The United States has historically been known as a melting pot of many different groups and cultures. In America, we have intersections of so many diverse groups, all with different backgrounds and perspectives. As a result, this diversity ends up influencing society, which plays a role in the relationship between health, illness, and culture. With […]
