Biological normalcy
Biological normalcy
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生物正常状态
DOI:
10.1093/emph/eoz035
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2020
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Cullin, Jennifer M
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Wiley, Andrea S;Cullin, Jennifer M
‘Biological normalcy’refers to relationships between statistical distributions of biological traits (measures of central tendency and variance) and normative views about what bodies ‘should’be like or what constitutes a ‘normal’body [1](Fig. 1). Statistical norms carry no explicit evaluative weight, but they may inform judgements about what is ‘normal’or ‘abnormal’. When clinicans come from populations in which a trait is common, this may shape their cultural models of ‘normal’human biology, especially if they lack knowledge or experience of the range of human variation.‘Ethno-biocentrism’, which refers to cultural biases against different forms of human biology [2], can lead to pathologizing trait variants that may be adaptive. Such biases may contribute to changes in the trait’s frequency in a population due to discrimination and subsequent poor health outcomes. Patterned human biological variation may stem from populations experiencing different selective forces over their unique evolutionary histories or current exposures to different socio-ecological conditions; thus traits should be considered within their ancestral or current environmental context.
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2011
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A. Wiley
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A. Wiley