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: Values and the concept of Disease by Engelhardt Englhardt’s article is an example of the ways in which values impact society’s definition of disease. I agree that it is possible that science is being, or has been, limited by the values within socie ....

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.... of the biomedical model. The biomedical model does not recognize masturbation as a disease. It states that “disease is a biological deviation from the norm that can be explained scientifically” (Charland). Masturbation has not been proven to fit into either category. Masturbation may have been a deviation from the norm at one point in time, but I do not believe that it can be explained scientifically. Englehardt’s article says that masturbation was the cause of such illnesses as blindness and vertigo. But how were these conclusions drawn? Were these conclusions scientific in nature or gathered according to the views and values of t ....