Brief Review Of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, By Elizabeth M. Armstrong

In “Conceiving Risk, Bearing Responsibility- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome & the Diagnosis of Moral Disorder” by Elizabeth M. Armstrong, the author’s main point is not necessarily describing what fetal alcohol syndrome and the fetal alcohol effects are, but more so what the diagnoses entail and what it has brought on to the rest of society. A good way that the author makes this point is by being very thorough with the information and displaying a wide variety of topics to keep the reader interested. To back up their argument, the author uses a variety of information from describing the warnings on alcohol containers and their purpose, to interviews with physicians about fetal alcohol syndrome and effects.
I personally enjoyed the fact that she started

Personally, I found the book a little difficult and strenuous to read at times. However, it was also incredibly interesting and the information that she unveiled was more than enough to keep wanting to read on. The weaknesses could be resolved by changing the writing style, however, I think this is more of a personal preference than a suggestion, because if the language was changed to something more ‘simple’, it would be quite basic. Plus, it is more of an educational piece that would be hard to write without this type of jargon. I also respect the author’s choices in writing so I wouldn’t really want her to change that! Again, just a personal preference with the style of writing in the

They could also weaken the claims because this author focuses on the mothers and babies and if readers who were interested in learning about the effects on the mother and baby, they may find information about the father or other family irrelevant to what they are hoping to get from the book. Aside from the specifics of fetal alcohol syndrome, one argument that Armstrong is making about medicalization and risk in our society is that everyone experiences healthcare issues differently. I would say that this argument is convincing because I agree that everyone experiences things differently. I feel like most people would probably agree with this, and even more so if you know about the healthcare gaps between gender, race, sex, and other differences in