Social theories are usually developed to enable a clearer understanding of a situation or problem. The ‘Social Model ’ in various forms is currently the dominant model for researching disability, addressing disability from within a socio-political framework that draws substantially on a ‘social constructionist ’ perspective. This article critiques some of the core sociological assumptions of the Social Model, questioning what ‘work ’ this kind of theory does in informing a set of practical concerns around the design of assistive technologies, suggesting an alternative framework of analysis, supported by extensive ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research
%0 Journal Article
%1 Dewsbury04theantisocial
%A Dewsbury, Guy
%A Clarke, Karen
%A R, Dave
%A Sommerville, Ian
%D 2004
%J Disability and Society
%K disability
%P 145--158
%T The Antisocial Model of Disability
%U http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.140.9006
%X Social theories are usually developed to enable a clearer understanding of a situation or problem. The ‘Social Model ’ in various forms is currently the dominant model for researching disability, addressing disability from within a socio-political framework that draws substantially on a ‘social constructionist ’ perspective. This article critiques some of the core sociological assumptions of the Social Model, questioning what ‘work ’ this kind of theory does in informing a set of practical concerns around the design of assistive technologies, suggesting an alternative framework of analysis, supported by extensive ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research
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abstract = {Social theories are usually developed to enable a clearer understanding of a situation or problem. The ‘Social Model ’ in various forms is currently the dominant model for researching disability, addressing disability from within a socio-political framework that draws substantially on a ‘social constructionist ’ perspective. This article critiques some of the core sociological assumptions of the Social Model, questioning what ‘work ’ this kind of theory does in informing a set of practical concerns around the design of assistive technologies, suggesting an alternative framework of analysis, supported by extensive ethnomethodologically informed ethnographic research},
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author = {Dewsbury, Guy and Clarke, Karen and R, Dave and Sommerville, Ian},
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journal = {Disability and Society},
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pages = {145--158},
timestamp = {2020-10-23T21:55:16.000+0200},
title = {The Antisocial Model of Disability},
url = {http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.140.9006},
year = 2004
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