age and disability Flashcards
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Dedifferentiation
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the mask of aging has made it hard to differentiate between age groups
2
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Deinstitutionalisation
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the process by which the institutions of society have become less closely associated with maintaining diff phases of the life course
3
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the medical model
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Sees disability as a medical problem,focusing on the limitations caused by the impairment and leading to the defining of a disabled person by their disability
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the social model
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Focuses on the social and physical barriers to inclusion, linked to the workplace and discriminatory attitudes. This can lead to the view that disability is socially constructed.