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Constructions and creations: idealism, materialism and disability theory
- Author:
- PRIESTLEY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 13(1), February 1998, pp.75-94.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article suggests that a proper understanding of disability theory requires more than a distinction between individual and social model approaches. It is also helpful to distinguish between materialist and idealist explanations. These two dimensions are used to generate a four-fold typology which highlights important differences between the main approaches. Social model approaches are examined in more detail and the article concludes that although social constructionist accounts have been useful they do not provide a sufficient level of explanation.
Discourse and resistance in care assessment: integrated living and community care
- Author:
- PRIESTLEY Mark
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 28(5), October 1998, pp.659-673.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Illustrates how value conflicts between the competing philosophies of community care and integrated living are played out at a micro level. The experiences of service users in Derbyshire show how the process of care assessment can perpetuate traditional discourses of disability based on dependency, individualisation and segregation. By contrast, self-assessment within an integrated living approach opens up new possibilities for resistance through the supported self-empowerment of service users. Moreover, the participation of disabled people in managing their own affairs challenges established cultural values about the role of disabled people in society.