List the features of a bureaucracy in health care. Link these features with the disempowering experiences of a consumer. This may not be limited to the mental health environment, so consider the situation of consumers of health services across a broad range, and then think about what features may be common to mental health services as well. Examine commonly prescribed mental health medications for their sedative side-effects. How can these effects be used to enhance recovery, or minimised to avoid over-sedation? Consider the term ‘negative symptoms’. What are these? How can they influence a mental health consumer’s recovery? What strategies may be developed to ameliorate them?
Choose a popular culture medium (hip-hop music, or any music video and genre, film, (fashion) magazines, Netflix TV series, etc). Focus on how racially marked female bodies are represented. You do not need to focus on representations of black female bodies; rather you are encouraged to look for stereotypes of other racially marked female bodies (such as Hispanic, Asian, Middle-East, Eastern-European). Write a short critical analysis (2-3 pages) explaining how and why those representations are stereotypical
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