Essays about: "ableist"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the word ableist.
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1. “But it doesn't really have to do with the bilingualism”: Family language policies in transnational families of bilingual autistic children
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Centrum för tvåspråkighetsforskningAbstract : Family language policy (FLP) investigates family members’ language ideologies, practices, and management strategies. With the growing number of autistic children exposed to bi- or multilingual environments, there is a gap in the existing body of FLP research that has not focused before on speaking and non-speaking autistic children from transnational families. READ MORE
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2. Belief in Karma and Political Attitudes
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : Many scholars have discussed the sociopolitical consequences of belief in karma but few have investigated such relationships quantitatively. This study aims to establish empirical patterns concerning the connection between karmic beliefs and attitudes related to (i) political ideology, (ii) ableism, and (iii) views on the death penalty. READ MORE
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3. “You are the only disabled student here; you must conform to us!” A Foucauldian discourse analysis of inclusive education and disability in Indonesia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate SchoolAbstract : It has been almost 20 years since inclusive education was first implemented in Indonesia; however, based on the previous studies, the realities surrounding inclusive education strategies remain disappointing as disabled students continue to face discrimination and segregation in school. By taking into account how inclusive education discourse is constituted within national documents and affects the reality of disabled students in their school environment, the thesis attempts to reveal why inclusive education has not been supporting the well-being of disabled students. READ MORE
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4. Disability Bias and the Misrepresentation of Chronic Illness and Invisible Disability in Contemporary YA Fiction
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionenAbstract : Despite the success illness novels have acquired in the last decade, the misrepresentation of chronic illness in the Young Adult genre is still going unnoticed. In an ableist society that still needs to be educated about invisible disabilities, most of the contemporary YA writers insist on finding miraculous solutions and questionable happy endings to their stories. READ MORE
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5. Embodying the Other - A Cross-Cultural Understanding of Misrepresentational Oppression
University essay from Lunds universitet/FilmvetenskapAbstract : This thesis offers a holistic perspective on the phenomenon of embodying Otherface. It provides a deeper insight into the categories Transface and Cripface, the latter being a term for an able person depicting a person with visible or invisible disabilities, also referred to as cripping up. READ MORE