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Disablement Process

wheelchair ramp leads to set of stairs

Proposes that we “adopt the term disablement process, widespread in European science and policy, into American discourse in place of disability in order to emphasize the social and processural dimensions.”

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015May 30, 2015Posted inTheories and ModelsTags:disablement, medical anthroplogy, personhood

Stigma Theory

black sheep in crowd of white sheep

Social stigma is the extreme disapproval of a person or group who differs from the cultural norms of another group.

Posted bySarah QuintoMay 9, 2015May 29, 2015Posted inTheories and ModelsTags:embodiment, medical anthroplogy, sociocultural construction3 Comments on Stigma Theory
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