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The Tyranny of the Normal: An Anthology

The Tyranny of the Normal: An Anthology

Buckley, Sheryl
Donley

Paperback

Series: Literature and Medicine, Book 2

Medical ReferenceAnthropology

Publisher Price: $34.95

ISBN10: 0873385357
ISBN13: 9780873385350
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: Dec 1 1995
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.55
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Most cultures ostracize people who do not fit within their norms. They pressure abnormal people to change their appearance, fix what bothers other, or stay out of sight--a pressure Leslie Fiedler has named The Tyranny of the Normal. This anthology examines the experiences of those who live outside social norms for attractiveness, size, and shape; it also explores the reactions of normal people to those who seem grotesque. Among the questions raised are who decided what is normal and abnormal; who has the right or authority to decide what efforts, if any, should be made to normalize someone; and who should pay for it--be it plastic surgery or the manipulation of human genes.

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