The term "expertise" makes reference to specialist knowledge and skill in a particular field. It results from training and experience. We usually think that experts are reliable and credible source. Though their knowledge is only applicable for a particular area, we often believe they are always right and that there's no room for mistakes.
In items A and B we can see that what is criticized to doctors that they focus in helping to cure an illness only certain cases and not to all the population. And by focusing in certain cases they don’t pay attention to the real causes of illnesses.
In Item C we can we can see the view of Dr. Samuel Cartwright in 1851, black people who suffered of an illness they called “drapetomania”. This consists of the “mania”, or need, of slaves to seek freedom. As we all know this is not a real illness, the problem that black people have is that they were treated as a slave and not as a person.
Item D shows how gay people were treated as if they had a mental disorder, as if they were diferents because they are guy, even though in reality they did not. Gay people in that time were not acceptable so doctors were pushed to put an illness name to their problem.
In conclusion, expert's credibility can be judged. In each case analyzed we can see how time can affect expertis, and how society imposes doctors to give a “problem” the name of an illness.
In items A and B we can see that what is criticized to doctors that they focus in helping to cure an illness only certain cases and not to all the population. And by focusing in certain cases they don’t pay attention to the real causes of illnesses.
In Item C we can we can see the view of Dr. Samuel Cartwright in 1851, black people who suffered of an illness they called “drapetomania”. This consists of the “mania”, or need, of slaves to seek freedom. As we all know this is not a real illness, the problem that black people have is that they were treated as a slave and not as a person.
Item D shows how gay people were treated as if they had a mental disorder, as if they were diferents because they are guy, even though in reality they did not. Gay people in that time were not acceptable so doctors were pushed to put an illness name to their problem.
In conclusion, expert's credibility can be judged. In each case analyzed we can see how time can affect expertis, and how society imposes doctors to give a “problem” the name of an illness.
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