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