Citizenship and culture: the role of disabled people in Navajo society

Cultural constructs of disabilities can vary from one culture to another and significantly affect how the individual with disabilities is perceived, accepted, and accorded citizenship rights and responsibilities. This anthropological study of Navajo individuals with disabilities investigates these c...

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Veröffentlicht in:Disability, Handicap and Society Handicap and Society, 1993, Vol.8 (3), p.265-280
Hauptverfasser: Connors, Jeanne L., Donnellan, Anne M.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Cultural constructs of disabilities can vary from one culture to another and significantly affect how the individual with disabilities is perceived, accepted, and accorded citizenship rights and responsibilities. This anthropological study of Navajo individuals with disabilities investigates these cultural constructs in a non-Western society from the perspective of the Navajo community members. Factors analyzed include child-rearing practices, the Navajo concept of childhood, and Navajo notions of health and unwellness. Historical attitudes toward disabled people are also explored, as well as changing attitudes due to the influence of Western biomedical explanations and interventions.
ISSN:0267-4645
0968-7599
0267-4645
DOI:10.1080/02674649366780271