Anthropology and Development Studies, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
School of Psychology, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.
Med Anthropol. 2021 Apr;40(3):254-266. doi: 10.1080/01459740.2020.1796659. Epub 2020 Jul 31.
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.
诊断耳聋是一种具有文化背景的实践，在健康科学领域产生了大量的研究，但在人类学领域的研究却很有限。诊断使父母迅速进入医疗和教育途径，但也会给父母和专业人员带来紧张。通过民族志实地调查，我们认为，在这种生物医学背景下，专业人士通常将情绪理解为对父母的损害，因此对治疗过程有问题。相比之下，父母则认为情绪是动力，并为他们在这条被视为压力源的道路上做出决策提供了工具。
