Disability

Question 1

Traditional view of disability

Answer 1

It had only been constrcuted by biomedical professionals in the mass media, insists that disabled people’s identity is shaped by their mental and or physical impairments, this consequently suggests that they are unable to live a “normal life” like the able bodied

Also seen as tragic and deserving of peoplescare, media plays into this such as charity adverts like “children in need”

Question 2

Social construction

Answer 2

Shakespeare and Barnes, a disabled sociologist disagrees sith the critical traditiobal world view on those who are disabled.

States disability is no more or a social cobstruction that those who are disabled are disabled by society

Harmful view of disabled identity, allows discrimination towards the disabled and prevents them to live independent lives

Question 3

Media

Answer 3

Depicts disabled people as something to be pitied , and or charity.
Rarely have any positive representations or disabled people as “people who happen to have a disability”

Question 4

Environment

Answer 4

Physical environment may not be adjusted to a disabled persons needs like toilets, access to buildings,transport

Question 5

Hate crimes

Answer 5

Evidence of hate crimes towards disabled people

8 in 10 disabled children said to have some sort of bullying during school years

Question 6

Goffman

Answer 6

Argues that prejudice snd discrimination towards disabled people has a significanr effect on their self esteem snd identity

A self fulfilling prophecy cohld result , where rhe disabled person ends up internalising these negative labels and this fan cause dependency
Found that blind people rely on sighted people