Understanding Care from the View of Individuals with Cerebral Palsy: Pity, Politics, and Pride
Olivia Dahl,
Jesper Dammeyer
Abstract:Throughout history, disability has been understood in different ways: as a curse, a biomedical condition, a societal/political problem, a minority identity, and a social and cultural construction. Disability understandings reflect society’s legislation and the character of social support for people with disability and vice versa. In this article, qualitative interviews with adults with cerebral palsy were analyzed with a focus on how care, as a fundamental need between people, might be mediated by implicit and… Show more
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