Description
Answer the following five questions. Make certain to support your opinion using concepts and vocabulary from the readings. You will need to post one well-written paragraph for questions 1 and 2, and then identify which article you read and summarize it for number 3, and write one well written paragraph for each 4 and 5. This should total 5 paragraphs.
Questions
The Stigma of mental Illness:
- How has mass media contributed to mental illness stigma?
- What are some of the specific mental illnesses discussed in the article, and what are some of the stigmas or misinterpretations surrounding them?
- Identify the article you chose to read (there were three possible from pages 68-90) and summarize the author's key points. Really share with your peers what you read in your selection and what you found to be most interesting and why.
- What is slut-shaming?
- What affect does slut-shaming have on victims of violence? In other words, how does slut-shaming relate to rape?
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: DISCUSSION EIGHT
Discussion Eight
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DISCUSSION EIGHT
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Discussion Eight
First, mental illness is painted as disruptive by the mass media. Thus, affected individuals
need to be isolated. Second, mass media depicts mental illness as a result of personal failure
instead of as a societal issue. Hence, the affected person is blamed for the disease. Third, mass
media generalizes the effects of mental illness...