Ableism Special Issue Introduction

In this special issue, we define ableism as stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and social oppression toward people with disabilities—the largest minority group in the United States. People with disabilities are broadly defined as those who have conditions that are commonly perceived to be disa...

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Published inJournal of social issues Vol. 75; no. 3; pp. 650 - 664
Main Authors Bogart, Kathleen R., Dunn, Dana S.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2019
Subjects
Chronic illnesses
Disability discrimination
Discrimination
General public
Illnesses
Intellectual disabilities
Mental health
Minority groups
Oppression
People with disabilities
Physical disabilities
Prejudice
Psychology
Rehabilitation
Social psychology
Stereotypes
Stigma
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Summary:In this special issue, we define ableism as stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, and social oppression toward people with disabilities—the largest minority group in the United States. People with disabilities are broadly defined as those who have conditions that are commonly perceived to be disabilities by the general public, including physical, sensory, and intellectual disabilities, in addition to invisible disabilities, chronic health conditions, psychiatric conditions, and others. Foundational work on language, stigma, models of disability, and social and rehabilitation psychology is reviewed. The issue has three areas of focus: social and individual‐level predictors of ableism, experiences and consequences of ableism, and navigating and resisting ableism.
Bibliography:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/josi.2019.75.issue-3/issuetoc
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This article is part of the Special Issue “Ableism,” Kathleen R. Bogart and Dana S. Dunn (Special Issue Editors). For a full listing of Special Issue papers, see
ISSN:0022-4537
1540-4560
DOI:10.1111/josi.12354