Dehumanization of the Mentally Ill

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Social justice has influence change in policies for the mentally ill. Opening the doors for political reform. Throughout history, the treatment of the mentally ill has taken many shapes. Influence by the time periods core values and ideas of social justice. Before the colonization, society did not see the mentally ill as human beings. This ideology was Influence by religion that considered them to be evil or demons. Especially during the Black Death when people were only looking for escape goats. Day, & Schiele, (2013) This would only make things worse for mentally disabled. Rendering them defenseless and at the will of society. Their disabling conditions would prevent them from self-advocacy. They would have to depend on family members to advocate; and demand social justice for them. The overwhelming societal norms influence by religion and fueled by fear punishment appeared to be the only solution. The idea of social justice was surprisingly initially rooted within the Catholic Church, who was conservative and against democracy. The term Social Justice was initially coined by Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio, who was born in Italy and was a devoted catholic who worked for the Catholic Church. Burke T. P. (2008) Thomas Patrick burke illustrates how Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio noted that “Social Justice should, therefore, level all men in regard to the rights given with their humanity, since the Creator has equalized them by nature; man fulfills the intentions of his maker by acting according to the norm of this justice.” Burke T. P. (2008) Explain that Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio idea originated from the bible idea of all man being equal, but describes how in order to have social justice Luigi Taparelli D’Azeglio emphasized in taking into... ... middle of paper ... ...ished the National Institution of Mental Health that overseas mental health institution. The Mental Health Act provides check and balances for the mental health services it provides and those who provide its services. Works Cited Aabbco LLC. (n.d.). Philippe Pinel. Retrieved from http://www.pinelschool.org/pp.htm Day P. J., Schiele J. H. (2013) A NEW HISTORY OF SOCIAL WELFARE (7th ed.) Location: United States National Institutes of Health. (2005). The NIH Almanac-Organization. Retrieved from http://www.nih.gov/about/almanac/archive/2003/organization/NIMH.htm Paulo Freire, (1970) PEDAGOGY OF THE OPPRESSED (30TH ed.) Location: New York Burke T. P. (2008). The Origins of Social Justice: Taparelli d’Azeglio. The Home of American Intellectual Conservatism — First Principles, Retrieved from. http://www.firstprinciplesjournal.com/print.aspx?article=1760&loc=b&type=cbtp

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