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On The Origins Of Negative Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Hanoch Livneh
On The Origins Of Negative Attitudes Towards People With Disabilities, Hanoch Livneh
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The literature review classifies reported sources of negative attitudes toward the disabled into 13 psychodynamic and sociological categories and stresses the difficulty of quickly changing such negative attitudes.
Disability And Monstrosity: Further Comments, Hanoch Livneh
Disability And Monstrosity: Further Comments, Hanoch Livneh
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The author discusses possible explanations for stereotypical and negative reactions toward physically disabled persons in literature and society. Cited are examples of physical deformity, animalism, and monstrosity. The reminder of mortality and fallibility produced by disability is considered.