Sex Differences in the Incidence of Susto in Two Zapotec Pueblos: An Analysis of the Relationships between Sex Role Expectations and a Folk Illness

O’Nell, Carl W.; Selby, Henry A.

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“…Indeed, Collado-Ardon et al (1983) showed that those suffering from susto generally have a higher disease load and likelihood of death than non-sufferers over a 7-year period. However, its underlying causes are ambiguous, having been linked to ailments ranging from intestinal parasitic infestations (Signorini, 1982) to hypoglycemia (Bolton, 1981), social role stress (Rubel, 1964;O'Nell and Selby, 1968;Uzzell, 1974;O'Nell, 1975), and anxiety-related conditions (Gillin, 1948;Kiev, 1968;Gobeil, 1973;Lopez-Ibor, 2003).…”

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Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used to treat susto, a folk illness

Bourbonnais-Spear

Awad

Merali

et al. 2007

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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confidence: 99%

Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used to treat susto, a folk illness

Bourbonnais-Spear

Awad

Merali

et al. 2007

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…Maybe, but the data suggested otherwise. This finding casts great doubt on the commonly held opinion that asustados employ sick-role, that is, they use fright-sickness, as a means to temporarily escape the pressures of everyday life or to manipulate social relations (O'Nell and Selby 1968;Uzzell 1974). Becoming asustado is not an option for gaining "time-off."…”

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“…While some researchers argue that susto is simply a cultural gloss for depression (Leon 1963) or schizophrenia (Pages Larraya 1967), others equate it with hypoglycemia (Bolton 1981). Several writers have stressed that susto imparts to its victims an avenue through which they can vent frustrations or take a temporary leave from taxing social obligations (O'Nell and Selby 1968;Uzzell 1974). Although many other ideas have been set forth, much of what is currently known about susto can be traced to the efforts and innovative research of one person.…”

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New perspectives on an old disorder: Fright‐sickness in Oaxaca

Logan

1987

Reviews in Anthropology

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“…The notion that unfulfilled culturally prescribed functions could be pathogenic (SmithRosenberg and Rosenberg 1973) is indicative of the close linkage between definitions of social role and evaluations of health status. In fact, the sick role may be viewed as a substitute for those whose access to socially approved status and i t s attendant power base is blocked (Rubel 1964;O'Nell and Selby 1968;Cole and Lejeune 1972). The study of illness, therefore, may serve as a device for illuminating and suggesting patterns of social articulation, power differentials (Glick 1967), and social stress (Rubel 1964).…”

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sex roles, power, and illness in an Egyptian village

Morsy

1978

American Ethnologist

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Theoretical formulations in anthropology are affected by the cultural environment in which they are constructed and by the social identities of those who propagate them (Maquet 1964;Berger and Luckmann 1966).' Exemplary of the dialogue between science and society is the recent change in the study of women's roles under the stimulus of the woman's movement. While this development has set the stage for reorienting the study of man toward the study of humankind, other interpretive barriers continue to influence the analysis of sex role behavior. Anthropologists, socialized in the Western academic tradition and affected by what Karen Sacks refers to as the "state bias'' (Sacks 1976), have assumed the universal applicability of their cultural dichotomies and have proceeded to discuss male-female power relations in terms of these structural oppositions and hierarchies'. Misinterpretations also arise from a tendency toward emphasis on individual goals and actions and from assumptions about society as the outcome of individual choices, the maximization of self-interest, and competition for power'.The purpose of this paper is to question the utility of approaching the study of sex roles in terms of individual strategies and competition for power. This is pursued within the context of the study of health-related behavior. The incidence of a folk illness and symptomatology derived from the Cornell Medical Index are utilized as indices of patterned power differentials associated with sex role expectations in an Egyptian village4. After an introductory discussion of the choice/self-interest maximization model and definitions of power and authority, a short description of adult sex roles in the study community is outlined. This is followed by a brief account of the folk illness 'uzr and a hypothesis linking the incidence of the affliction with power differentials. Finally, data that illustrate the patterned incidence of stress and illness as functions of asymmetrical power relations are presented and indices that are independent of the folk medical system are employed to illuminate structural principles associated with perceived stress and subservient status. choice, power, and structural constraintsSome recent studies have reintroduced women into the arena of anthropology, not as role performers, but as social actors engaged in the manipulation of their environment Some recent studies have reintroduced women into the arena of anthropology as social actors engaged in the manipulation of their environment and the exercise of choice. The purpose of this paper is to question the utility of approaching the study of sex roles in terms of individual strategies and competition for power. This is pursued within the context of the study of health-related behavior. The incidence of a folk illness and symptomatology derived from the Cornell Medical Index are utilized as indices of patterned power differentials associated with sex role expectations in an Egyptian village.sex roles, power, and illness 137

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Sex Differences in the Incidence of Susto in Two Zapotec Pueblos: An Analysis of the Relationships between Sex Role Expectations and a Folk Illness

Cited by 63 publications

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Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used to treat susto, a folk illness

Ethnopharmacological investigation of plants used to treat susto, a folk illness

New perspectives on an old disorder: Fright‐sickness in Oaxaca

sex roles, power, and illness in an Egyptian village

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