Scheper-Hughes stumbled onto the topic accidentally. She conducted her study in a parish in the Dingle peninsula in Ireland. The Dingle peninsula.

Scheper-Hughes stumbled onto the topic accidentally.

She conducted her study in a parish in the Dingle peninsula in Ireland.

The Dingle peninsula is within the Gaeltacht, the part of Ireland where Irish is still spoken

The fieldwork was carried out 1974-5.

Ireland was 94% Catholic.

25% of the population lived in poverty. Poverty was especially pronounced in

the West of Ireland.

Ireland joined the EEC in 1973.

Schizophrenia involves: Delusions Hallucinations Abnormal affect Impaired cognition.

Onset: Late adolescence.Typical patient in the US: A married

woman

Onset: Mid-twenties to late 30’s. Typical patient: A single male. Potential contributing factor: Postponed

adulthood.

Child care practices. Parental role in child care. Segregation of the sexes. Effects of economic decline. The Irish double bind.

Sexual frustration. Relation between child and parents.

Interpretation of projective test responses is not standardized.

Schizophrenia is largely seen to be caused by organic factors.

Correlation is not causation. She doesn’t settle on any one cause,

but blames a variety of cultural a social factors.