representations of disability in the media Flashcards
what are the two broad sociological ways of viewing disability
that disabled people are nedign constant care due to there impairements from families and medical practitioners
and
the disabled person is actually disabled by society and that social institutions and facilities are constructed with the able bodied in mind
what does shakespeare say
we should see disability as a social construction as its created by the attitudes of society and not our bodies as society doesnt keep in mind those who dont meet the requirements of being “normal” creating a disabled identity among the able bodied
what did the GUMG study find
the study found that when comparing 5 newspapers from 2004-5 to 20010-11 the proportion of articles that were sympathetci towards the disabled reduced and proportion of articles linked to benefit fraud had doubled calling people with disbilities, scroungers, cheats and skivers
what do ross and sancho say
they indicate that both able bodied people and people with disabilities were critical to the way disabled people were portrayed in the media and children were irritated with the portrayals of miraculous cures and lack of reality
what did philo/GUMG find
that television and press reporting people suffering mental disabilities often focuses on violent incidents despite the fact that only a tiny minority of people with mental health impairements are potentially violent
what does roper suggest
the mass media representations of the disabled on telethons sich as children in need, of overly cute children do not represent disabled people in the Uk. and imply charities should support disabled people not the government creating a begging culture.
what did barnes say all the recurring stereotypes of disabled
people were
pitiable and pathetic, sinister and evil, super cripples, an object of rifidcule
what do disabled people being viewed as an object of ridicule entail
disabled people may be laughed at in comedies
what do disabled people being viewed as super cripples entail
barnes noted that disabled individuals may be seen as having super powers
what do disabled people being viewed as sinister and evil entail
thye are portrayed as criminals or monsters e.g. villains in james bond usually have some sort of diability
what do disabled people being viewed as pitiable and pathetic entail
he claims this stereotype has risen in recent years because of appeals like children in need, drama, and news which focuses on miracle cures
barnes
Barnes argued that the disabled are often portrayed as a burden due to television documentaries and news features often focussing on the carers rather than the disabled
