On Being Sane In Insane Places Research Paper
Rachel
SOCI1160
3/26/2014
On Being Sane in Insane Places
Have you ever been in a confrontation with someone where they ended with calling you a lunatic, crazy, or insane? It does not feel too great. But at least you know you are sane, and to everyone else around you, you seem "normal." Can you walk down the street and visibly see a difference between a sane and insane person? There are some people however that are permanently labelled as "abnormal" or "insane." These people are diagnosed as "mentally ill" and are forever stigmatized and in some cases, dehumanized because of such labeling. Is it easy to distinguish the sane from the insane, or is it in fact the environment and contexts in which observers find these people?
David L.
SOCI1160
3/26/2014
On Being Sane in Insane Places
Have you ever been in a confrontation with someone where they ended with calling you a lunatic, crazy, or insane? It does not feel too great. But at least you know you are sane, and to everyone else around you, you seem "normal." Can you walk down the street and visibly see a difference between a sane and insane person? There are some people however that are permanently labelled as "abnormal" or "insane." These people are diagnosed as "mentally ill" and are forever stigmatized and in some cases, dehumanized because of such labeling. Is it easy to distinguish the sane from the insane, or is it in fact the environment and contexts in which observers find these people?
David L.