Emotion as Motivator: Parents, Professionals and Diagnosing Childhood Deafness.
Med Anthropol
; 40(3): 254-266, 2021 04.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32735137
ABSTRACT
Diagnosing deafness is a culturally situated practice generating considerable research in health sciences but limited work in anthropology. Diagnosis fast-tracks parents into a medical and education pathway but can also create tension for parents and professionals. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork, we argue that in this biomedical context, emotions are often understood by professionals as impairing for parents, and hence problematic for the treatment process. In contrast emotions are characterized by parents as motivational and tools for decision making on a pathway that is experienced as a source of stress.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Pais
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Surdez
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med Anthropol
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália