Resisting the Reflection: Identity in Inclusive Life History Research
This article addresses the issue of identity production and reproduction in relation to social participation of young adults with intellectual disabilities. It is based on life history research conducted in collaboration with young adults with intellectual disabilities in Iceland. The article challe...
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ftohiostateuojs:oai:libeas01.it.ohio-state.edu/ojs/oai:article/1286 2023-05-15T16:48:51+02:00 Resisting the Reflection: Identity in Inclusive Life History Research Bj, Krist 2010-08-30 text/html https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1286 eng eng The Ohio State University Libraries https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1286/1312 https://library.osu.edu/ojs/index.php/dsq/article/view/1286 Copyright (c) 2010 Kristín Björnsdóttir Disability Studies Quarterly; Vol. 30 No. 3/4 (2010): Disability and/in Time || General Issue 2159-8371 1041-5718 10.18061/dsq.v30i3/4 Labeling habitus identity inclusive research intersectionality info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2010 ftohiostateuojs https://doi.org/10.18061/dsq.v30i3/4 2022-12-11T11:35:41Z This article addresses the issue of identity production and reproduction in relation to social participation of young adults with intellectual disabilities. It is based on life history research conducted in collaboration with young adults with intellectual disabilities in Iceland. The article challenges the usefulness of the intellectual disability label and examines how the participants resist the label by telling stories of competence and abilities. The article also explores the interplay of the intellectual disability label and other social categories, such as class and religion. It concludes with a call for more awareness of the effects that non-disabled professionals and researchers have on the intellectual disability identity by using a label that is grounded in a deficit understanding of disability. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland OSU Libraries Digital Journal Publishing (Ohio State University) Disability Studies Quarterly 30 3/4 |
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This article addresses the issue of identity production and reproduction in relation to social participation of young adults with intellectual disabilities. It is based on life history research conducted in collaboration with young adults with intellectual disabilities in Iceland. The article challenges the usefulness of the intellectual disability label and examines how the participants resist the label by telling stories of competence and abilities. The article also explores the interplay of the intellectual disability label and other social categories, such as class and religion. It concludes with a call for more awareness of the effects that non-disabled professionals and researchers have on the intellectual disability identity by using a label that is grounded in a deficit understanding of disability. |
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Resisting the Reflection: Identity in Inclusive Life History Research |
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