What do we mean by normal? The mathematical concept and social dimension of normality.
1. Normality has a mathematical definition as well as a social dimension. 2. It is essential to consider the social dimension when formulating care. 3. Concepts of normality differ according to an individual's life experiences, which are shaped by age, sex, gender, race, culture and social class. 4. Concepts of normality also vary in accordance with the group defining it--for example, the developers of social policy, the recipients of that policy and the rest of the society concerned.
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D000367:Age Factors; D004194:Disease; D005260:Female; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008433:Mathematics; D015233:Models, Statistical; D012016:Reference Values; D012737:Sex Factors