Discursivisation of the Body on the Example of Women with Turner Syndrome
In post-modernity, the human body is not a private domain of the individual, but the product of hegemonic cultural discourses. Because of short stature, the appearance of the body of a female with Turner syndrome may differ from the socially imposed ideal. As a result of growth hormone supplement...
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Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
2020-06-01
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| description | In post-modernity, the human body is not a private domain of the individual, but the product of
hegemonic cultural discourses. Because of short stature, the appearance of the body of a female
with Turner syndrome may differ from the socially imposed ideal. As a result of growth hormone
supplementation, it can achieve average height in a given community. In Poland, this therapy
has been available since 2000, which means that women born before 1980 did not receive it, so
their height significantly differs from the average in Polish society. In this study, testimonials of
women with TS collected in semi-structured interviews were subjected to critical discourse
analysis. The findings reveal that the body of those females with TS who have not been treated
with growth hormone is categorized as non-normative and socially stigmatized, while the body
of those who have undergone the therapy fits the socio-cultural schema of corporeality, which
translates into psycho-social well-being of these women. Social expectations are reflected in the perception of their own body by women with TS and their adjustments to the social norm. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8a2bf00068ea4c839239de586755eaa42022-12-22T04:07:49ZengCracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language StudiesPółrocznik Językoznawczy Tertium2543-78442543-78442020-06-015211413110.7592/Tertium2020.5.2.Ciepiela146Discursivisation of the Body on the Example of Women with Turner SyndromeKamila Ciepiela0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5237-3998Uniwersytet ŁódzkiIn post-modernity, the human body is not a private domain of the individual, but the product of hegemonic cultural discourses. Because of short stature, the appearance of the body of a female with Turner syndrome may differ from the socially imposed ideal. As a result of growth hormone supplementation, it can achieve average height in a given community. In Poland, this therapy has been available since 2000, which means that women born before 1980 did not receive it, so their height significantly differs from the average in Polish society. In this study, testimonials of women with TS collected in semi-structured interviews were subjected to critical discourse analysis. The findings reveal that the body of those females with TS who have not been treated with growth hormone is categorized as non-normative and socially stigmatized, while the body of those who have undergone the therapy fits the socio-cultural schema of corporeality, which translates into psycho-social well-being of these women. Social expectations are reflected in the perception of their own body by women with TS and their adjustments to the social norm.https://journal.tertium.edu.pl/index.php/JaK/article/view/148bodydiscourseturner syndrome |
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