Bringing disability into the sociological frame: a comparison of disability with race, sex, and sexual orientation statuses
By: Gordon, Beth Omansky.
Contributor(s): Rosemblum, Karen E.
Series: Disability & Society 16 (1) 2001: 5-19.Publisher: 2001Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): DISABILITY | THEORY | CONSTRUCTION | SOCIOLOGY | COMPARATIVE STUDIESSummary: 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 (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. [AJ]Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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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 (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. [AJ]
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