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The self-perceptions and interpersonal relationships of persons with significant physical disabilities: a qualitative pilot study
- Authors:
- RILEY Donald, DE ANDA Diane, BLACKALLER Carrie A.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 6(3), 2007, pp.1-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
A review of recent empirical research on variables associated with self-perception in people with disabilities is followed by a qualitative study of 13 disabled students at one US university. Participants were aged between 20 and 50, with six in their thirties. They were interviewed by telephone, the conversations transcribed and the data subjected to conceptual analysis. Extensive quotes are used to illustrate findings from this high achieving sample who attributed their positive self-perceptions and success in life primarily to supportive family relationships. Societal barriers, both practical and attitudinal, were also identified, together with the processes used to sustain a positive self-perception despite them. Women tended to report the influence of significant others in this respect, while males emphasised the effectiveness of their own personality characteristics. All the women reported that their disability hindered them in establishing and maintaining personal relationships, while men tended to attribute these problems to their own characteristics or to practical issues such as the difficulty of engaging in groups when in a wheelchair. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Higher risk of violence exposure in men and women with physical or sensory disabilities results from a public health survey
- Authors:
- OLOFSSON Niclas, LINDQVIST Kent, DANIELSSON Ingela
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 30(10), 2015, pp.1671-1686.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The World Health Organization has declared that violence is a global public health problem. The prevalence of violence exposure among adults with intellectual and unspecific disabilities has been demonstrated in several studies, whereas only a few articles on people with sensory disabilities have been published. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk for exposure to physical violence, psychological offence, or threats of violence in people with physical and/or sensory disabilities, compared with people with no such disabilities, controlling for socioeconomic data. Data from a public health survey were analysed. A nationally representative sample of women and men aged 16 to 84 years had answered a questionnaire. In the present study, the whole sample, comprised of 25,461 women and 21,545 men, was used. Women with auditory disabilities were generally more often violence exposed than non-disabled women, whereas men with physical disabilities were more often violence exposed than non-impaired men. Some age groups among both women and men with visual disabilities had higher prevalence rates than women and men without disabilities. The adjusted odds ratios (ORs) were significantly higher among the auditory impairment group for exposure to physical and psychological violence among women. Men with physical disabilities had raised odds ratios for physical violence and psychological violence compared with the non-disabled group. Both men and women with a physical or sensory disability showed higher odds of being exposed to violence than men and women without a disability. The results indicated that socioeconomic situation, smoking, and hazardous drinking strengthened the association between impairment and violence. (Edited publisher abstract)
Women and men in Britain 1999/2000 2: the labour market
- Author:
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equal Opportunities Commission
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 8p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Provides data on the differences between men and women in the labour market. Surveys overall trends and includes statistics giving a breakdown by gender of employment status, flexible working, and different industries and occupations. Also includes data on economic activity by gender among ethnic minorities and disabled people. Separate figures are provided for Scotland and Wales.
Women and men in Britain1999/2000 1: pay and income
- Author:
- EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES COMMISSION
- Publisher:
- Equal Opportunities Commission
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 8p.,tables.
- Place of publication:
- Manchester
Provides data on the inequalities of pay and income between the sexes. Discusses the reasons behind this and possible solutions, and provides statistics on the pay gap broken down by region, industry and occupation. Also includes information on the position of ethnic minority workers, disabled people and the low paid. Separate figures are given for Wales and Scotland.
Gender and community care: social work and social care perspectives
- Author:
- ORME Joan
- Publisher:
- Palgrave
- Publication year:
- 2001
- Pagination:
- 276p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Basingstoke
Discusses the gender assumptions behind social work practice and community care, and reveals the impact these have on men and women as providers and recipients of care. Outlines feminist theory and relates this to the development of policy and practice in community care. Goes on to explore how assumptions coloured by gender have influenced services to different user groups, such as people with mental health problems, older people, and disabled people. Ends by examining how good practice can be developed in regard to these issues.
Practice and research in social work: postmodern feminist perspectives
- Editors:
- FAWCETT Barbara, et al
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 212p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Includes papers on: postmodernity and postmodern feminism; disability; a postmodern perspective on professional ethics; deconstructing and reconstructing professional expertise; mothers' violence; profeminist men's narratives; and representations of families.
National Carers Survey: care to work; eldercare, adultcare, childcare: vol. 1 survey report
- Author:
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
- Publisher:
- Opportunities for Women
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 192p.,diags.
- Place of publication:
- London
Volume 1 of a survey that aims to show how women and men combine employment with caring responsibilities for children, elderly people and people with disabilities. Also looks at the role of government, and carer support schemes in the workplace, including nurseries, carer leave schemes, and flexitime, as well as asking respondents what they would like from their employers. Volume 2 contains comments from participants in the survey.
National carers survey: care to work; vol. 2 comments from respondents taking part
- Author:
- OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
- Publisher:
- Opportunities for Women
- Publication year:
- 1990
- Pagination:
- 165p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Volume 2 of a survey. Contains comments by the participants. Volume 1 contains report and conclusions. The survey aims to show how women and men combine employment with caring responsibilities for children, elderly people, and people with disabilities. Also looks at the role of government, and carer support schemes in the workplace, including nurseries, carer leave schemes, and flexitime, as well as asking respondents what they would like from their employers.
Living sexuality: issues for nursing and health
- Editor:
- WEBB Christine
- Publisher:
- Scutari
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 210p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Harrow
Includes chapters on: fertility and reproductive technology; young men's experience of testicular cancer; female prostitution and HIV; community care for people with HIV/AIDS; sexuality and disability; mental health and sexuality; Asian women and the menopause; gender, sexuality and heart disease; and never-married women's health in old age.
Health, welfare and practice: reflecting on roles and relationships
- Editors:
- WALMSLEY Jan, et al
- Publisher:
- Sage/Open University
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 214p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Broad ranging text exploring key issues in the provision and use of caring services. Focuses on the roles and relationships between health and social welfare services. Includes chapters on: caring roles and caring relationships; the health service/social work divide; midwives and doctors on the labour ward; pregnancy and childbirth - a historical perspective; how the poor die (by George Orwell); feminist theory and strategy in social work; anti-racist curriculums in social work training; women clients and women social workers; violence against black women; men - the forgotten carers; older women; acquired hearing loss; new disability services; empowerment and oppression; an account of living on a children's ward; personal and medical memories from Hillsborough; group care; and establishing a feminist model of groupwork in the probation service.