Disability and identity

Question 1

Medical model

Answer 1

Person who is unable to do things and should be treated manually . Seen as limited due to their impairment. Defined by their disability

Question 2

Social model

Answer 2

Society as the disabling factor. Sees disability as a societal problem based on discrimination or ignorance (disabilism) which could be solved socially.society is the problem. Disability is socially constructed.

Question 3

Shakespeare

Answer 3

There are many obstacles to forming a positive disable identity:

Socialised to see the,selves as inferior
Isolated from any other as they are not seen as normal so they become lonely
Lack of positive role models in the media
Disability is an able bodied society leads to reaction of pity, avoidance and awkwardness

All agents reinforce this:
Stigma
Master status: becomes the most important part of their identity
Learned helplessness: how a person may believe that they are incapable of changing situations and thus sail to take action to help themselves

Question 4

Zola- Discriminatory language

Answer 4

The vocabularly we use to describe ourselves ar borrowed from able bodied society

Question 5

Barnes (1992)- Representations of disability

Answer 5

In need of pity and charity
As victims
As villains
As super cripples
As a burden
As sexually abnormal
As incapable of participating fully in community life
As ordinary or normal

Question 6

Workplace: Oppenheimer and Harker- consequences of being unemployed

Answer 6

Poverty
Benefits are nit enough(inadequate)
Disability tests

Question 7

Alock

Answer 7

Society causes poverty and social exclusion by discriminating and a lack of provision

Question 8

How disability and identity changing?

Answer 8

Scope campaign #EndTheAwkward#:breaking the discomfort around disability

Media: CBeebies presenter Carrie Burnell

Workplace: Tv shows such as th office and the diner

Paralympic Games 2012