scholarly journals (Un)seen difference, i.e. regarding the image of persons with physical disabilities in selected feature films

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alicja Mironiuk
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Alternative Discourse ◽  
Feature Films ◽  
The Social ◽  
Popular Representations ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

The paper presents the results of a qualitative research on a topic of the film imagery of people with physical disabilities. Selected feature films were analysed on the basis of specific questions regarding femininity, masculinity and sexuality of persons with physical disabilities. Additionally, the research was also based on three imagery stages: the early-exploitation, the super-cripple and normality. The main result of the analysis is to settle two discourses: the main and the alternative. Despite the social changes, most popular representations are stereotypical, presenting disability as a total category and are shown from the masculine perspective. The most important presentation within the alternative discourse must include disability as a transparent, unseen difference.

STIGMA AND SELF-IMAGE IN PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: A QUALITATIVE RESEARCH REPORT

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (34) ◽  
pp. 33-50
Author(s):  
Wioleta Jóźwiak ◽  
Anna Kwiatkowska
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Research Report ◽  
Parental Roles ◽  
Social Stereotypes ◽  
Self Image ◽  
Open Questions ◽  
The Social ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

The purpose of the study was to examine how people with physical disabilities perceived themselves and whether their self-image contained social stereotypes of people with disabilities. The sample consisted of 16 respondents (13 women) with various physical disabilities of different severity. It was an exploratory study carried out within the qualitative paradigm (open questions, interviews). The semi-structured interview was based on questions related to self-esteem, body image, capabilities, breakthrough moments in life, perception by others, others’ reactions to disability and strategies used to cope with those reactions. Also, parts of the Social Perception Questionnaire (Jarymowicz, 1994) were used. The interviewees focused mainly on the positive aspects of self-perception and it could seem that their self-image did not contain stereotypes and that they did not experience discrimination from society. However, detailed analyses showed that disability stereotypes and personal experiences had an impact on some areas, such as body image and serving parental roles. In these areas, negative emotions, stereotyped views and behavioral changes were observed.

Disability: Physical Disabilities

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Ann Clute
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Physical Disability ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Universal Access ◽  
Medical Model ◽  
Social Model ◽  
Human Diversity ◽  
Social Model Of Disability ◽  
The Social ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

Physical disability is traditionally defined by society's view of atypical function. The medical model offers information on factors contributing to physical disability, including genetics, injury, and disease. The social model of disability, however, defines the societal responses, not the physical differences, as disabling. People with physical disabilities have unique characteristics and experiences that fall into the broad range of human diversity. They belong as full participants in society. Social workers must focus on working in respectful partnerships with people with physical disabilities to change environments and attitudes. This will help build a just society that honors diversity. This entry addresses multiple factors that cause disability, from genetics to environment, as viewed through the medical model. The social model view of “the problem” is offered in comparison. It also introduces the wide diversity of people with physical disability. The entry discusses two major societal responses to physical disability. Environmental modification is one approach. A more recent approach, Universal Access, involves upfront design of environments to meet diverse needs. The final sections explain implications for social workers and lays groundwork for action. Creating access and respectful partnerships are foundations of the work ahead. It is difficult to define physical disability without situating the discussion in the model used to view and deal with human diversity. This discussion is based on the social model of disability, a view of disability that sees the environment as disabling, not the individual condition. Discussion of the medical model is offered as a contrast. (For a more complete discussion of disability models, see Mackelprang's Disability: An Overview in this publication.)

scholarly journals Social Development in Sungai Kakap Village (Study on Social Change and Development)

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Iwan Ramadhan ◽  
Daniel Daniel
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Planning ◽  
The Village

The problems that often arise in village development are the low of welfare and quality of people’s life in the village; lack of desire of the stakeholders to accelerate the development itself; as well as village governance that requires adjustment to the mandate of Law Number 14 of 2014 concerning Villages. Therefore, village development needs to have proper planning and management, so the village can be developed properly. In this case, there is a need for sustainable planning and development that fit of planning and programs that have been prepared in order to optimize the potential of natural resources, human resources, and science and technology. By matching and combining the three components, it is hoped that these three aspects can run well. and can be sustainable. The method used in this research was descriptive qualitative research method. The expected objectives of this research were to find out the existing development programs in Sungai Kakap village, investigate what facilities are available there, and community empowerment programs implemented. It was also to find out the social changes that have occurred in Sungai Kakap village due to the development that occurred there.

Attitudes toward people with physical disabilities: An examination of social context, discipline, disability type, and demographics

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Valentini Kalargyrou ◽  
William Pettinico ◽  
Po-Ju Chen
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Frequency Of Contact ◽  
Service Setting ◽  
The Social ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

BACKGROUND: Despite the existence of studies examining attitudes toward people with disabilities (PWDs) in a workplace context, little is known about attitudes in other social contexts such as dating and marriage. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is threefold. First, the study seeks to examine how social context (i.e., work, dating, marriage) influences attitudes toward people with physical disabilities (PWPDs). Second, it examines potential influence of participant characteristics (i.e., gender, major, disability education, and frequency of contact). Third, it explores whether attitudes vary across different disability types. METHODS: To measure the influence of social context on attitudes toward PWPDs, the study used the Disability Social Relationship Scale (DSR), which was completed by 395 undergraduate students in Austria. RESULTS: Participants demonstrate more positive attitudes toward PWPDs in the workplace than in the social contexts of dating and marriage. Participants who had more frequent contact with PWDs (i.e., in a workplace/service setting or in a personal relationship) demonstrate more positive attitudes toward PWPDs. Participants have more positive attitudes toward some disability types (i.e., deafness/hardness of hearing) than others (blindness/visual impairment). CONCLUSION: We offer recommendations for future research and practice aimed at creating awareness of biases toward PWDs while promoting social justice.

scholarly journals Development of a Gesture-Based Game Applying Participatory Design to Reflect Values of Manual Wheelchair Users

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Greluk Szykman ◽  
André Luiz Brandão ◽  
João Paulo Gois
Keyword(s):  
Creative Process ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Natural User Interface ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
The Social ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities ◽  
Qualitative Analyses

Wheelchair users have been benefited from Natural User Interface (NUI) games because gesture-based applications can help motor disabled people. Previous work showed that considering values and the social context of these users improve game enjoyment. However, the literature lacks on studies that address games as a tool to approach personal values of people with physical disabilities. Participatory design encompasses techniques that allow absorbing and reflecting values of users into technologies. We developed a gesture-based game using participatory design addressing values of wheelchair users. To manage the development of our game, we permitted creativity and flexibility to the designers. Our design is aligned to the Game SCRUM and make use of concepts from the Creative Process. The products of each stage of the design that we applied are both a gesture-based game and its evaluation. We tested the enjoyment (immersion, difficult while playing, etc.) of users for the game that we developed thought game-based quantitative and qualitative analyses. Our results indicate that the game was able to provide a satisfactory entertaining experience to the users.

scholarly journals Accessibility Based on User Perception of Rehabilitation Center for People with Physical Disabilities (BRSPDF) Wirajaya Makassar

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-114
Author(s):  
Mutmainna - Mansyur ◽  
Triyatni Martosenjoyo ◽  
Edward Syarif
Keyword(s):  
Physical Disabilities ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Equal Opportunities ◽  
Rehabilitation Center ◽  
User Perception ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Social Rehabilitation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Creation ◽  
People With Physical Disabilities

In planning a building and environment, not only design that needs to be considered but also accessibility. Accessibility that can be accessed by everyone for the creation of equal opportunities. In designing, the perception of the environment is important, The Social Rehabilitation Center for People with Physical Disabilities (BRSPDF) Wirajaya is a rehabilitation center for people with physical disabilities to acquire skills so that they can work independently. So accessibility is very important in supporting activities and smooth activities in the Hall. Based on this, this study aims to analyze the level of conformity of accessibility elements to the principle of facilities and accessibility. In this research the method used is the survey method and use the questionnaire as a research instrument, a type of quantitative detiptive research.. The results showed that the level of conformity of accessibility elements to safety is 74.1%, convenience 79.5%, usability 71.8%, and independence 64.1%.

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