Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive volume to integrate social-scientific literature on the origins and manifestations of prejudice against disabled people
Ableism, prejudice against disabled people stereotyped as incompetent and dependent, can elicit a range of reactions that include fear, contempt, pity, and inspiration. Current literatureoften narrowly focused on a specific aspect of the subject or limited in scope to psychoanalytic traditionfails to examine the many origins and manifestations of ableism. Filling a significant gap in the field,Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudiceis the first work to synthesize classic and contemporary studies on the evolutionary, ideological, and cognitive-emotional sources of ableism. This comprehensive volume examines new manifestations of ableism, summarizes the state of research on disability prejudice, and explores real-world personal accounts and interventions to illustrate the various forms and impacts of a
Table of Contents
Foreword ix
1 Introduction: Defining Ableism 1
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2 The Evolutionary and Existential Origins of Ableism 37
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3 Justifying Ableism: Ideologies and Language 80
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4 Cultural and Impairment-Specific Stereotypes 124
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5 Hostile, Ambivalent, and Paternalistic Attitudes and Interactions 166
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6 Contending with Ableism from Internalized Ableism to Collective Action 220
Co-authored with Arielle Silverman
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7 Interventions to Reduce Prejudice 266
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8 Beyond Contact: Promoting Social Change and Disability Justice 314
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Appendix: Summary of Future Research Questions 369
Index 376
