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January 7, 2007.
Just left one of my listservs in which Lois Shawver posted this definition for those of us who didn't know what a "mosaic condition" was:
"Mosaic conditions of a genetic disorder (such as Down's syndrome) are now widely accepted and people who have the condition in a much more minor form are treated differently than those who have it in an extreme form. But we could not have made such a transition if we had not learned to think outside of our inherited categories enough to see the in-between forms, the fuzzy boundaries."Curious, having never heard the term before, I did a Google search and found that most of the technical definitions given didn't help me near as much as Lois' definition did. So I've included it for you. In my last letter I spoke of the whole syndrome that seems to link ADD, ADHD, Asperger's Syndrome, and Autism. Mosaic condition may help us understand the similarities, differences, and overlap of these diagnoses. Many of us and many of our children have been diagnosed with these problems. I'll work on some files that will help us understand them and explore how we can encourage community understanding and inclusion.
Thank to my Google search I also found Male/Female: A Polydimensional Continuum. By Roberta M. Meehan, PhD. Greeley, Colorado. College Science Educator and Biological Science Writer. 22 May 1998. I'll post summaries and concepts from this, too, shortly, as it would seem to impinge directly on discussions of gender in the community.
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References:
- The Impact of Film Manipulation on Men’s and Women’s Attitudes Toward Women and Film Editing "mosaic condition experienced an increase in traditional attitudes compared to women in the uncut ... occurred in the mosaic condition for women." This came up when I googled "mosaic condition." The Abstract suggests a topic we should consider. But I'll need to research it later. Attitudes toward rape apparently were different for men and women when rape was shown in realistic contexts than when it was shown for entertainment. The "mosaic condition" here must have been the film version that was cut or uncut, in other words, some version midway between other versions. I'll need to get the article at school. Or maybe some of you would like to. this seems to be an example of previously biological terminology shifting in an interdisciplinary fashion over to social psychological contexts. jeanne
- Black-yellow Mosaics "from 'Robinson's Genetics for Cat Breeders & Veterinarians, 4th edition' " Another field in which "mosaic conditions" pop up: cat breeding!
