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Sanism And The Law, Michael L. Perlin
You Have Discussed Lepers And Crooks. Sanism In Clinical Teaching, Michael L. Perlin
You Have Discussed Lepers And Crooks. Sanism In Clinical Teaching, Michael L. Perlin
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There is a robust clinical literature on how issues of race and gender may influence all aspects of the clinicalsetting: the relationship between student and client, the relationship between student and student, the relationship between student and clinical supervisor, the attitude of the fact-finder toward the clinical client. But there has been virtually no attention paid to the role of sanism in the clinical setting.
Sanism is an irrational prejudice of the same quality and character as other irrational prejudices that cause and are reflected in prevailing social attitudes of racism, sexism, homophobia and ethnic bigotry. It permeates all aspects …