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Author Archives: Sarah Quinto

Social Complexity Theory

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In small scale societies, a physical impairment does not come to define one’s entire social identity because the individual in small scale societies is related and connected to others in many social roles and contexts.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015May 30, 2015Posted inTheories and Models1 Comment on Social Complexity Theory

Ecological Contextual Community Based Theories

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The ecological approach concerns the complete environment (context and time): mind, body, social integration, the built environment, and the inherited environment.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and ModelsTags:Devva Kasnitz, Psychology3 Comments on Ecological Contextual Community Based Theories

Phenomenological Theories

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Phenomenology studies the structure of various types of experience ranging from perception, thought, memory, imagination, emotion, desire, and volition to bodily awareness, embodied action, and social activity, including linguistic activity.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015May 30, 2015Posted inTheories and Models3 Comments on Phenomenological Theories

Life Cycle Theory

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Examines how essential life events relate to ‘transformations of status’ and to ‘roles’ in someone’s life. The Life Cycle Theory offers a critical, heuristic tool for use by ethnographers and others interested in the analysis of disability oppression.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and Models6 Comments on Life Cycle Theory

Postmodern Theory

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Features of Postmodern Theory: Disability is created when we talk about it. Disabled identity isn’t a person’s only identity. Impairment and disability are equally important in analysis. Disability and degree of disability are determined by context.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and Models1 Comment on Postmodern Theory

British Social Model

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The real issues in disability are about oppression, discrimination, inequality and poverty.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and Models2 Comments on British Social Model

Minority Group Model

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Current sociopolitical structures produce access barriers for and discrimination against impaired people resulting in disability.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and Models2 Comments on Minority Group Model

Independent Living Model

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Features of the Independent Living Paradigm: Self-Help, Consumer Protection, Demedicalization / Self-Care, Civil Rights, and Deinstitutionalization / Mainstreaming / Normalization.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and Models4 Comments on Independent Living Model

Supported by systems

I define normal as the way of existing or behaving that is supported by whatever system, institution or structure you are currently engaging with.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 1, 2015July 6, 2021Posted inWhat is Normal?

Anomaly Theory

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Anomaly is defined as phenomena that fall in between cultural categories and create cultural tension and dissonance.

Posted bySarah QuintoApril 1, 2015July 17, 2020Posted inTheories and ModelsTags:Sociocultural Model1 Comment on Anomaly Theory

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