Open AccessCalineczki . O społecznych konstrukcjach zespołu Turnera
Author(s) -
Anna Krawczyk
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
etnografia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2543-9537
pISSN - 2392-0971
DOI - 10.26881/etno.2019.5.06
Subject(s) - normalization (sociology) , narrative , socialization , everyday life , ethnography , turner syndrome , abnormality , short stature , developmental psychology , sociology , psychology , gender studies , pediatrics , medicine , social psychology , anthropology , literature , epistemology , art , philosophy
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 .