Disability And Idenity

Question 1

What is disability ?

Answer 1

Physical or mental impairment which affects movement , senses or feelings

Question 2

What are the theories for disabilities created and reinforced ?

Answer 2

• all agents: master status
• all agents : language Irving Zola
• media : Collins Barnes

Question 3

What is master status of creation and reinforcement of disability identity ?

Answer 3

The label of “disabled” carries a stigma (negative label ) that affects interactions between disabled people and others
- master status : disability becomes their identity and becomes single defining characteristic and does not see them as man , women but disabled

Question 4

What does Irving zola say about disability identity reinforce and created ?

Answer 4

Vocabulary disabled people use to describe themselves is discriminatory
E.g dis-abled, ab-normal , de-formed
So call for new language to be used to discuss disability

Question 5

What does Collins Barnes media say about disability created and reinforced?

Answer 5

Mass media representation of disabled is negative and oppressive e.g
- as victims , in need of pitty and charity, villains: monsters or criminals , or sexual abnormal

Question 6

How is disability identities changing?

Answer 6

• Murugami : a person first
• changes in law
• media : positive campaigning#endtheawkwardness

Question 7

What is muaruguami: a person first for changing in disability identities ?

Answer 7

• Argues a disabled person has the ability to construct a self - identity that accepts their impairments
• sees themselves as a person first and disability as just one of their characteristics
• if their abilities are blocked by environmental barriers they blame it on society rather than impairment

Question 8

How changes in law shows changing in disability identity ?

Answer 8

• 1995 disability discrimination act and equality act means disabled people have rights and making physical changes e.g ramps or elevators

Question 9

Scoope #endtheawkward how does it show disability identities changing ?

Answer 9

• scoopes campaign is intended to break the awkwardness people feel about disability by raising awareness of experiences of disabled people
• campaign educating people e.g bending down when speaking to a disabled person , working with someone with disability