Cultural Pluralism: Disability Studies SBS 318
Marginalization
Groups lacking desirable traits are excluded from society. These groups include poor, uneducated, undesirable color and language. These groups will stay on the margin of acceptance by society unless there is social intervention.
Minority Model
assumes that persons with disabilities are a minority group rather than people with pathologies
Otherness
cultural groups that are different from our own
Ableism
discrimination against people with disabilities
Power of Gaze
everyone is looking at the central figure
Invisibility
experience of disable individuals
Cultural Group
people sharing the same way of life, including customs, beliefs, and language
Personal is Political
personal issues are put into the public sphere and become political issues
Medical Disability
provides information on the common treatments and prognosis of injuries and gives general guidelines on the duration of disabilities reulting from a given injury
Handicapism
refers to the differential treatment of an individual based solely on the presumption of disability
Relativism
the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
Distinctions of Disability Studies
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Individual Disability
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Social Construction of Disability
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Social Model of Disability
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Cultural Pluralism
A condition in which many cultures coexist within a society and maintain their cultural differences.
Ignorance
A lack of knowledge, education or awareness.
Multiculturalism
A term often used instead of "melting pot" to denote a pluralistic society in which the original cultural heritages of its citizens are recognized and respected.
Disability Studies
Disability studies is a relatively new interdisciplinary academic field focusing on the roles of people with disabilities in history, literature, social policy, law, architecture, and other disciplines
Community of Practice
a group of people who regularly interact to collectively learn, solve problems, build skills and competencies, and develop best practices around a shared concern, goal, mission, set of problems, or work practice
