Disablitity and identity: LT7 Flashcards

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Disability

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A physical or mental impairment which has a long term effect on a persons ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities

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Barnes: Media representation

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Media stereotyping leads us to think that disabled people are:
. Dependent on others
. Unable to contribute to society
. Non-sexual
. Unable to express themselves

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Disability as master status

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May struggle to assert their own choice of identity as the disabled identity becomes their master status and overrides personal identities.

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Disability as stigmatised identity

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Goffman, the stigma attached to disability can lead to spoiled identities and face exclusion E.g. discrimination
They may fail at impression management because stereotypes spoil presentation of self.

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What did Marxist Finkelstein suggest about disability?

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Negative attitude towards the disabled may be the product of capitalisms emphasis of work as a source of identity.
This means they are an economic burden for society

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Who suggests disabled identities are changing ?

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Olney and Kim

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Olney and Kim

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Found Disabled people felt positive about their disability despite their awareness that people see them negatively
They reject their negative labels

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How is the media changing disabled identities?

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Increasing positive views of disability E.g. Paralympics coverage

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