Haller, B., Ralph, S. and Zaks, Z. (2010) Confronting obstacles to inclusion: how the US news media report disability. In: Rose, R. (ed.) Confronting Obstacles to Inclusion: International Responses to Developing Inclusive Education. London: Routledge. pp. 9-30.
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| Abstract: | The news media act as a major source of information about the society in which we live. Much research has confirmed the place of news media as agents in the social construction of reality (Gamson 1992) and in the creation of a societal worldview (Cohen & Young 1982). The reporting of disability issues has tended to follow the medical model of disability and such themes as medical and other controversies, causes, cures, symptoms and associated behaviours have been reported. Disabled people are generally "talked about" rather then being able to speak for themselves. We argue that the attitudes perpetuated in the news media act as barriers towards inclusion of disabled people in main stream society. In this research we have analyzed stories about autism from four major US publications to demonstrate what is written about disabled people and ask how the news media are creating the "reality" about a particular disability, autism, for their audiences. |
| Subjects: |
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology > HM1206 Mass media in society R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC435 Psychiatry > RC553.A88 Autism spectrum disorders H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology > HV1551 People with disabilities |
| Creators: | Haller, Beth, Ralph, Sue and Zaks, Zosia |
| Editors: | Rose, Richard |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Faculties, Divisions and Institutes: |
University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Special Needs Education and Research University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Special Education Needs and Inclusion Faculties > Faculty of Education & Humanities > Special Education Needs and Inclusion University Faculties, Divisions and Research Centres - OLD > Research Centre > Centre for Education and Research Research Centres > Centre for Education and Research |
| Date: | 2010 |
| Date Type: | Publication |
| Page Range: | pp. 9-30 |
| Title of Book: | Confronting Obstacles to Inclusion: International Responses to Developing Inclusive Education |
| Place of Publication: | London |
| Number of Pages: | 310 |
| Language: | English |
| ISBN: | 9780415493611 |
| Status: | Published / Disseminated |
| URI: | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/id/eprint/5868 |
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