Exam 10: Disability and Ableism

Minority statuses are not simply additive, instead they are __________, reflecting a matrix of domination.

According to the __________ approach to disability, people with disabilities are oppressed by societal views of normality.

Facing a negative evaluation, being treated as different, and being treated as though there is a deficiency are all a part of being a __________.

Being treated as a stigmatized "other" places the person in the position of facing negative evaluation and being treated not just as different but as deficient.

A status that has exceptional importance for social identity and overshadows other statuses is a __________.

The Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law and __________.

The __________ approach to disability defines disability in terms of some physiological impairment, either mental or physical, such as an inability to walk or function with adequate mental capacity due either to genetics or accident.

Explain what is meant by the matrix of domination.

The dominant members of society associate disability with __________.

__________ of Americans have some form of impairment, and the probability of disability increases for everyone with age.

According to the social model of disability, the consequence of having the power to define who will be classified as disabled results in the __________of the disabled.

The phrase "__________," as opposed to "a disabled person," counteracts the problem of defining a person wholly by their disability.

Mental retardation is an example of a __________.

A disability often distinguishes individuals from the majority and is both internalized and outwardly stigmatizing. When experienced this way, disability is a __________.

Throughout history people have always exercised their own __________ to turn feelings of frustration into action to change a social structure and belief system. This is especially true for people with disabilities.

A(n) __________, like disability, is a universal and undeniable reality.

The __________ defines disability in terms of some physiological impairment due to genetics, accident, or disease.

Central to the idea of __________ is that hierarchies of class, race, gender, sexuality, and disability in which each of us exists are simply additive in terms of the inequality they produce.

Disability is not just a master status but a master status with a(n) __________, which implies that the disabled have one or more characteristics that the majority defines as abnormal.

Discuss the accomplishments of and challenges to the disability rights movement. Ideal