Based on our class readings, lectures, and discussions, answer the questions below. Each response should be about one-half page, for a total of two pages.
Questions
1.Drawing on Kitanaka’s chapter, describe two ways in which economic changes have affected how people in Japan understand depression.
2.According to Sun, migrant workers often reject “elite discourses and values”. What values is Sun talking about, and what evidence does she use to support this claim?
3.On page 40 of her article, Ong claims that:
“In Third World contexts, cosmopolitan medical concepts and drugs often have an anesthetizing effect, which erases the authentic experiences of the sick.”
Using examples from this article, explain how the process of anesthetizing or erasing takes place.
4.Martin describes various ways in which mania can be economically useful. Describe at least two ways that manic states can be valuable for a capitalist economic system, or for individuals in such a system.
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