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Models of disability

D Marks1

  • 1University of Sheffield, Centre for Therapeutic Studies, UK.

Disability and Rehabilitation
|March 1, 1997
PubMed
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This study challenges the medical model of disability, arguing that social context is crucial for understanding and treating disability. Shifting focus to social policy and environmental changes can effectively ameliorate disability.

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Area of Science:

  • Social Sciences
  • Disability Studies
  • Medical Sociology

Background:

  • Traditional medical approaches identify disability solely within individuals.
  • This perspective often overlooks the influence of societal factors.
  • Assumptions about normality and difference shape current diagnostic and treatment paradigms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically review the medical model of disability identification and treatment.
  • To propose a social model that emphasizes the relationship between individual differences and the social environment.
  • To challenge underlying assumptions in traditional disability approaches.

Main Methods:

  • Critical review of existing literature on medical approaches to disability.
  • Analysis of the limitations of the individual-based medical model.

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  • Argumentation for a social contextualization of disability.

    • Main Results:

    • Disability is not solely an individual attribute but a social construct.
    • The medical model's focus on individual deficits is insufficient.
    • A social model offers a more comprehensive understanding of disability.

    Conclusions:

    • Understanding disability requires considering its social context.
    • Ameliorating disability necessitates changes in social policy, culture, and institutions.
    • Shifting from a medical to a social perspective can improve support for disabled individuals.