>Date: Thu, 13 Jun 96 09:50:45 -0400 (WET DST) >X-Sender: iturri@dcc001.cict.fiocruz.br >To: redlat-sp@rcp.net.pe >From: Jose Iturri >Subject: redlat-sp: Para el dialogo concepto de salud: biology and sociology > >=========================================== >Un mensaje que corrio en PSN. >=========================================== >>Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 11:22:14 -0700 (PDT) >>Reply-To: aneesh@orion.oac.uci.edu >>Sender: owner-psn@csf.colorado.edu >>From: Aneesh >>To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK >>Subject: biology and sociology >>X-To: PROGRESSIVE SOCIOLOGISTS NETWORK >>X-Listprocessor-Version: 7.1 -- ListProcessor by CREN >> >> >>Another possible point for discussion about children, biology and >>sociology is a recently discovered disorder called ADDH that relates to >>hyperactivity in children. >> >>This newly constituted disorder again demonstrates how we are led (or >>leading ourselves) toward a totally administered, disciplinary society. >>In an untiring effort to create a "normal" child, our society is >>medicating millions of children for their supposed abnormality in terms >>hyperactivity. Parents want their children to secure high grades, while >>teachers want a better control over those incorrigible little devils. And >>capitalism wants to get rid of everything that is not "productive" in >>humans. The result is more and more medical research to "discover" new >>disorders whose treatment will lead us to the goal of absolute normality. >>To the perfect worker. As Marcuse said, to be healthy in a sick society is >>actually being sick. >> >> > > .