Thumbelinas . Turner syndrome and its social constructions

Authors

  • Anna Krawczyk Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw. Interdisciplinary Research Team on Childhood, Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5423-5660

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26881/etno.2019.5.06

Keywords:

Turner syndrome, teenagers, biomedicine, medicalization, bodily normativity

Abstract

Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal abnormality that affects exclusively girls and always results in a short stature . This article is based on an ethnographic research whose main objective was to look into the narratives and daily practices of Polish girls diagnosed with TS . The article describes strategies adopted towards the bodily manifes- tations of TS in everyday life of Polish teenagers diagnosed with this condition . In this paper, I explore the meanings and practices around normalization of Turner Syndrome which are being negotiated in the process of socialization of children with TS .

 

 

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Author Biography

Anna Krawczyk, Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw. Interdisciplinary Research Team on Childhood, Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw

Ph.D. student at the Institute of Polish Culture, University of Warsaw. Member of the Interdisciplinary Research Team on Childhood Studies at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology, University of Warsaw since 2013.
Research interest: medical anthropology, childhood studies

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Published

2019-12-30

How to Cite

Krawczyk, A. (2019). Thumbelinas . Turner syndrome and its social constructions. Ethnography. Practices, Theories, Experiences, (5), 129–143. https://doi.org/10.26881/etno.2019.5.06