Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability

The study seeks to answer questions: whether the integration of the disabled changes public attitude to people with disabilities? And if so, what is the direction of public opinion change? Representations of disability, understanding of disabled people’s needs and personality traits are analysed us...

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Main Authors: Irena Kaffemaniene, Margarita Jureviciene
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2013-12-01
Series:Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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Online Access:https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/28228
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description The study seeks to answer questions: whether the integration of the disabled changes public attitude to people with disabilities? And if so, what is the direction of public opinion change? Representations of disability, understanding of disabled people’s needs and personality traits are analysed using interview and content analysis methods. The study involved students whose future profession is not related to the disabled. The structure of attitude to the disabled is revealed based on the analysis of theoretical (clinical and social) models.
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spelling doaj-art-7d1260766e2f4d7180010a970a1fe4c32025-08-20T03:31:33ZengVilnius University PressSocial Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach2424-38762013-12-013210.15388/SW.2013.28228Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disabilityIrena Kaffemaniene0Margarita Jureviciene1Šiauliai University, LithuaniaŠiauliai University, Lithuania The study seeks to answer questions: whether the integration of the disabled changes public attitude to people with disabilities? And if so, what is the direction of public opinion change? Representations of disability, understanding of disabled people’s needs and personality traits are analysed using interview and content analysis methods. The study involved students whose future profession is not related to the disabled. The structure of attitude to the disabled is revealed based on the analysis of theoretical (clinical and social) models. https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/28228disabilityattitudesocial representationstereotypessocial modelclinical model
spellingShingle Irena Kaffemaniene
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Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
Social Welfare: Interdisciplinary Approach
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social representation
stereotypes
social model
clinical model
title Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
title_full Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
title_fullStr Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
title_full_unstemmed Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
title_short Structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
title_sort structure and directiveness of attitudes to disability
topic disability
attitude
social representation
stereotypes
social model
clinical model
url https://www.journals.vu.lt/social-welfare/article/view/28228
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