Dyskursywizacja ciała na przykładzie doświadczenia niskorosłości kobiet z zespołem Turnera
Discursivisation of the Body on the Example of Women with Turner Syndrome

Summary/Abstract: In post-modernity, the human body is not a private domain of the individual, but the product of hegemonic cultural discourses. Because of short stature, the appearance of the body of a female with Turner syndrome may differ from the socially imposed ideal. As a result of growth hormone supplementation, it can achieve average height in a given community. In Poland, this therapy has been available since 2000, which means that women born before 1980 did not receive it, so their height significantly differs from the average in Polish society. In this study, testimonials of women with TS collected in semi-structured interviews were subjected to critical discourse analysis. The findings reveal that the body of those females with TS who have not been treated with growth hormone is categorized as non-normative and socially stigmatized, while the body of those who have undergone the therapy fits the socio-cultural schema of corporeality, which translates into psycho-social well-being of these women. Social expectations are reflected in the perception of their own body by women with TS and their adjustments to the social norm.

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