Proposition 047 – Pathologisation legitimates exclusion

Pathologisation may legitimate the social sanctioning and exclu­sion of deviant conceptions or conduct.

• Explanation. In pathologisation, deviation is not assessed primarily on its content but associated with a pre­sumed cognitive, moral, psychological or social deficiency in the person who deviates. Sanctioning or excluding that person may consequently be regarded as justified within the circle.