Amputees & Status

[AlPikeCP at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/30/99 4:44:07 PM Central Daylight Time, 
RENARDWC at ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu writes:

<< I took the expressed sentiment to suggest there was a -perceived- loss of 
status among the medical community directed toward those practitioners who 
work with amputees: due to some perception or, that there is something not 
quite right about us. Possibly my misinterpretation at work here because: >>

Historically in many societies including our own the disabled (amputees) are 
seen as "second class citizens" therefore professionals working with the 
disabled are see as "second class" also..... Status rub off.

Remember the Titanic "First class", "Second class", "Third class".

It is all the old Class System from Europe.

>>Hmmm...that is a new one on me.>>

The "public" schools in the UK, which are really the private schools follow 
this tradition with students. The length of the frock worn depends upon the 
year in school.

Al Pike, CP