SWRK 325 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Microaggression Theory, Intellectual Disability, Jargon

• School: McGill University
• Department: Social Work
• Course: SWRK 325
• Professor: Jill Hanley

Document Summary

Defining disability: social construction -- what"s "normal, access & barriers, stigma & stereotypes, often think of physical disabilities that you can see from the outside, physical, psychological. In what domains do people with disability face barriers: what is the individual/social/state response, what would be ideal, domains: art, sports, housing, transportation, employment, health, education, environment, sexuality/love. Individuals told not to expect a romantic relationship in her life: people with physical disabilities or intellectual disabilities, it is frowned upon for people to be sexual. Individual experiences, social behaviors and state behaviors: types of discrimination, micro-aggression, may not know it is discrimination, overt inter-personal. Institutional discrimination: ex: mcgill: old buildings that are not all physically accessible, systemic discrimination, certain groups of people that don"t have full rights, government set up in a way that only benefits "normative" society. Needs assessment: no intellectual jargon, write it clearly and professionally, use end notes.