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Linking aging theory and disability models: increasing the potential to explore aging with physical impairment
- Author:
- PUTNAM Michelle
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 42(6), December 2002, pp.799-806.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Most social theories of aging do not directly address aging with physical impairment or the cumulative experience of disability over the life course. Potential exists for social theories of aging to be applied to the experience of aging with physical impairment. To do so, physical impairment and disability must be clearly operationalised. The author suggests using social models of disability as frameworks in this process and provides examples of how this might be done with current social theories of aging.
A postmodern analysis of disabilities
- Authors:
- MURPHY John W., PEREZ Frenando
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(3), 2002, pp.61-71.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article argues that postmodernism breaks with the reductionism that is inherent to the biomedical model and offers the opportunity to develop more holistic modes of diagnosis and intervention. As a result of this shift, disabilities can no longer be viewed in an essentialist manner, but instead must be approached as socialconstructions. Therefore, rather than destroying culture, postmodernism supports an awareness of the so-called 'culture of disability' that allows persons to be understood in their own terms.
Disability and the notion of human development: questions of rights and capabilities
- Author:
- BAYLIES Carolyn
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 17(7), December 2002, pp.725-739.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
From a rights perspective disability has come increasingly to be seen as less a matter of personal misfortune than of societal neglect and obstruction, and as much warranting claims on the state to ensure inclusion and equality as to prosecute a duty of care. This shift resonates with other transitions within international discourse, most notably the increasing prominence of the notion of human development, which emphasises the importance of equity, freedom, and full realisation of human rights and capabilities. The capabilities approach, upon which the concept of human development is grounded, is examined more closely and its implications for disability considered. It is argued that a capabilities approach may serve alternatively to keep disability partially hidden from view or become a powerful means for identifying the responsibilities of governments and external agencies in genuinely equalising opportunities.
Disability and feminism: Goffman revisited
- Author:
- EWING W. Doris
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 1(2), 2002, pp.73-82.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The author concludes that Goffman's description of the difficulties involved in identity management for persons with disabilities are as true now as when "Stigma" was first written. However, as Goffman was unaware of the interaction between disability and feminism when he wrote Stigma in 1963. Women with disabilities are subject to additional disadvantages in ways that many professionals may not recognize. Suggestions are offered for human services professionals when working with women who have disabilities.
Bringing disability into the sociological frame: a comparison of disability with race, sex and sexual orientation statuses
- Authors:
- OMANSKY Beth, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.5-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Applying a social constructionist perspective, this paper explores the shared characteristics of American constructions of race, sex, sexual orientation, and disability. The discussion considers how each of these statuses is constructed through social processes in which categories of people are (1) named, (2) aggregated and disaggregated, (3) dichotomized and stigmatized, and (4) denied the attributes valued in the culture. The apparent utility of the social constructionist perspective - and its dominance in American sociology - is contrasted with its infrequent application to the study of disability.
Contesting practices, challenging codes: self advocacy, disability politics and the social model
- Author:
- DOWSE Leanne
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 16(1), January 2001, pp.123-141.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This paper examines the relationship between Self Advocacy and the disability movement in Britain in the light of social movement theory. Using the concept of 'collective identity' as it is explored in social movement theory, the analysis examines why the disability movement's promotion of a strong disabled identity may be difficult to achieve for all its constituents, particularly people with learning difficulties. Additionally the concept of symbolic production within social movement theory is used to explore how the movement uses the social model of disability as its 'collective action frame'. It is argued realignment of this frame is taking place within the movement and is reflected in debates within disability studies about the role of impairment. The voices of people with learning difficulties remain silent in this debate. The paper concludes by arguing for the recognition of social, psychological and cognitive difference as pre-requisite to an inclusive theory and politics of disability.
'What matters to me is not what you're talking about' - maintaining the social model of disability in 'public and private' negotiations
- Authors:
- BECKETT Clare, WRIGHTON Elizabeth
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(7), December 2000, pp.991-999.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Moving from a medical to a social model of individual disability is a political process of change with implications for understanding of and relationship to borders between individual, social life and political participation. This process has echoes in the conceptual experience of change through movement for women's liberation and gay liberation. Conceptualisation of a public/private divide has been identified in both these movements, and can also be used productively to further the use of a social model of disability. In this way, public change in status and participation can be linked to private defeat of barriers to public and political participation. This article identifies some uses of conceptualising public and private as a way of locating service provision within a social model of disability.
Respite care for disabled children: micro and macro reflections
- Author:
- COCKS Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(3), May 2000, pp.507-519.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the proposal that by exploring at a micro level the control exercised over children it is possible to identify the wider societal mechanisms for maintaining power at a macro level. The focus of the paper is on the provision of respite care for disabled children in settings away from home. Drawing on principles within childhood sociology and referencing recent research within disability studies consideration is given to issues of 'power and control' in relation to disabled children and how that reflects the structure of adult society. Concludes with discussion of the concept of citizenship as a model for change.
Interviewing non-disabled people about their disability-related attitudes: seeking methodologies
- Author:
- TREGASKIS Claire
- Journal article citation:
- Disability and Society, 15(2), March 2000, pp.343-353.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Within the field of disability studies there has been a concentration upon the representation of disabled people's experiences within a social context. However, research into non-disabled people's perspectives on disability and impairment has traditionally been based upon a psychologically-driven individualist model of disability which sees disabled people uncritically as 'the problem'. In this apparent epistemological divide, little work has been done on the exploration of non-disabled people's perspectives from a social model angle. This paper outlines a current study of the formation of such perspectives, and specifically explores the methodological conditioners of such an enquiry.
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.