3.3.9

Disability

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Disability, Stereotyping and the Media

Most people form their views about disability through socialisation rather than personal experiences.

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Views of disability

  • Most people form their views about disability through socialisation rather than personal experiences.
  • Often, these experiences include media stereotyping, with Barnes arguing that the media represent disabled people in a negative light and that rarely are disabled people treated like a part of ordinary daily life.
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Barnes (1982)

  • Barnes (1982) suggested that stereotypes of disability, particularly generated by the media, include ideas that disabled people are:
    • Dependent on others.
    • Unable to contribute to society.
    • Non-sexual and have no sex life.
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Barnes (1982) cont.

  • Unable to express and speak up for themselves.
  • Less than human.
  • Monsters with maladjusted personalities who ‘aren’t like other people’.
  • To be made fun of, pitied, or praised for their courage in coping with their disability.

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