Q3) 20 marker - Disability identity

Question 1

Gill (disability)

Answer 1

(+) Disability takes up a major part of identity and becomes master status, polio survivor

Question 2

Zola (disability)

Answer 2

(+) Everything associated with disability is labelled negatively and gives sense of learned helplessness

Question 3

Shakespeare (disability)

Answer 3

(+) There are barriers in place for disabled people, medical and social model

Question 4

Barnes (disability)

Answer 4

(-) Disabled people have the right to be equal to everyone else and society should work with those with disabilities

Question 5

Murugami (disability)

Answer 5

(-) Disabled people can reconstruct their identity and their disability doesn’t have to be their over riding feature, eg. Andrea Bocelli musician

Question 6

Pohlemus (disability)

Answer 6

(-) Disability doesn’t have a major impact on someone’s identity because there are many choices over identity now especially due to social media

Question 7

Which sociologists suggest that disability is still a significant part of identity?

Answer 7

• Gill
• Zola
• Shakespeare

Question 8

What sociologists suggest that disability is no longer a significant part of identity?

Answer 8

• Barnes
• Murugami
• Polhemus