On the outskirts of normality: Young adults with disabilities, their belonging and strategies

Olin, Elisabeth; Jansson, Bibbi Ringsby

doi:10.3109/17482620903180350

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“…For example, if the abnormal involves dangerous extremists and anarchists, the normal refers to moral honourable citizens (Yang et al, 2007;Ryan, 2011). More specifically, normality has been studied in terms of stigmatised people (Goffman, 1983), stigmatised countries (Adler-Nissen, 2014), the disabled (Olin & Jansson, 2009), the homeless (Smith, 2011) as well as minority groups and migrants (Ryan, 2010(Ryan, , 2011. A similarity that we find across all of these studies is that those groups who may be described as 'abnormal' or 'not so normal' in relation to a specific community or system, can achieve normality when in their interactions with others show conformity and acceptance of the institutional roles and standards (Goffman, 1961).…”

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Constructing and enacting normality online across generations

Panteli

Marder

2017

ITP

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PurposeThe paper examines how different age groups construct and enact normality within social networking sites (SNS) and consequently aims to extend theory in the area of online interactions. Design/methodology/approachThe chosen research site was Facebook and the research design involved focus groups across three different age groups: teenagers, young adults and the middle-aged. In total there were 78 participants. The focus groups explored metaphoric images of Facebook interactions. In doing so, participants were asked to draw a picture to represent their metaphor and following this, to position themselves and other characters within the picture. The drawings as well facilitators' records provided the main dataset for the study. FindingsConnective and protective encounters were found to be used by different age groups when constructing and enacting normality on SNS. Further, it emerged that the interpretation and enactment of normality across the different age groups significantly varied. The metaphorical images have transpired as being a resourceful way of unpacking these differences. Research limitations/implicationsThe study relied on focus groups in order to capture metaphorical images across generations.It did not include interviews with individual participants to elicit the extent to which they 2 agreed with the group metaphor or whether there was anything else they might have presented in the drawings. This could be on the agenda for future research. Practical implicationsThe findings of the study suggest that SNS managers and designers should sympathise with the view that users of different ages engage in different ways with SNS and as a result user interfaces should be customized according to the age of the user. Originality/valueThis is the first study in which the concept of normality has been adopted as a theoretical lens for understanding interactions on SNS. Further, this work adds to the limited body of research on SNS use across different generations whilst it expands on the range of methodologies used within the IS field.

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Constructing and enacting normality online across generations

Panteli

Marder

2017

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“…In this context the functionally impaired may perceive themselves as inferior [23]. Feedback from the social environment affects a person's self-image [24,25] and how the individual relates to others. Disabled individuals have reported that the worst thing about their life is people's expressions of disgust, pity, horror or curiosity and that it can make them hide an impairment [24].…”

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Dental implants in the functionally impaired: experience from the patients' perspective

Lantto

Wårdh

2012

Acta Odontologica Scandinavica

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Normalization was the motivation for implant treatment. Edentulousness had enhanced the feeling of being different and treatment with dental implants was important for well-being. The experience of the treatment process was linked to circumstances of life. Information about procedure, alternative prosthetic constructions and hygiene routines was crucial to the experience and the outcome of the treatment.

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“…Hence, the meaning that places have in young people's recovery appears relevant to pursue in further research. Thirdly, the included studies do not address young people's agency in terms of how they may rebel against identity positions when diagnosed with a mental illness [73]. It appears relevant to pursue these perspectives in further research.…”

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Social Processes of Young Adults’ Recovery and Identity Formation during Life-Disruptive Mental Distress—A Meta-Ethnography

Storm,

Mikkelsen,

Holen

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IJERPH

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Young people’s mental health recovery is well-explored in empirical research, yet there is a lack of meta-studies synthesizing the characteristics of young people’s recovery. This meta-ethnography explores young adults’ recovery during life-disruptive experiences of early psychosis or schizophrenia. Based on a systematic literature review search, 11 empirical qualitative studies were included for synthesis. Inspired by young people’s prominent experience of social isolation in the included studies, we applied an interpretive lens of belonging deriving from the sociology of youth. The synthesis presents five themes: (1) expectations of progression in youth in contrast with stagnation during psychosis, (2) feeling isolated, lost and left behind, (3) young adults’ recovery involves belonging with other young people, (4) forming identity positions of growth and disability during psychosis, and the summarizing line of argument, (5) navigating relational complexities in the process of recovery. While suffering from social isolation, young people’s recovery is conceived as getting on with life, like any other young person involving connecting and synchronizing life rhythms with their age peers. Socializing primarily with caring adults entails being stuck in the position of a child, while connecting with young people enables the identity positions of young people. This synthesis can inspire support for young people’s recovery through social inclusion in youth environments.

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On the outskirts of normality: Young adults with disabilities, their belonging and strategies

Cited by 11 publications

References 17 publications

Constructing and enacting normality online across generations

Constructing and enacting normality online across generations

Dental implants in the functionally impaired: experience from the patients' perspective

Social Processes of Young Adults’ Recovery and Identity Formation during Life-Disruptive Mental Distress—A Meta-Ethnography

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