Understanding the Experience of Disability
Perspectives from Social and Rehabilitation Psychology
1st Edition
Published on 30. April 2019
304 pages
978-0-19-084810-1 (ISBN)
Description
Rehabilitation psychologists have long argued that situational constraints (e.g., missing ramps, lack of Braille signage, nondisabled peoples' attitudes) create greater social barriers and behavioral restrictions for people with disabilities (PWDs) than do the disabilities themselves. In other words, as social psychologist Kurt Lewin argued, situational factors, including the perceptions and actions of other people, often have greater impact on the experience of disability than do the personal qualities of PWDs themselves. Thus, the experience of disability is shaped by a variety of psychosocial forces and factors, some of which enhance while others hinder daily living. For adequate understanding and to plan constructive interventions, psychological science must attend to how the disabled person and the situation interact with one another. Understanding the Experience of Disability: Perspectives from Social and Rehabilitation Psychology is an edited book containing chapters written by social and rehabilitation psychologists who study how social psychological theory can inform our understanding of the experience of disability and rehabilitation. Chapters are arranged topically into four sections: Established areas of inquiry (e.g., stigma, social biases, stereotyping), mainstream topics (e.g., women, culture and race, aging), emerging issues (e.g., implicit attitudes, family and parenting issues, positive psychology), and issues of injustice, advocacy, and social policy (e.g., perceived injustice, disability advocacy, policy implications). Besides informing advanced undergraduate and graduate students and professional (researchers, practitioners) audiences, the book will help families and caregivers of PWDs, policy makers, and PWDs themselves, understand the social psychological processes linked to disability.
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Understanding the Experience of Disability
Perspectives from Social and Rehabilitation Psychology
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Dana S. Dunn, PhD, is Professor of Psychology and Director of Academic Assessment at Moravian College. A social psychologist by training, his scholarship examines teaching, learning, and liberal education as well as the social psychology of disability. He received the Charles L. Brewer Award for Distinguished Teaching from the American Psychological Foundation in 2013. Dunn will serve as President of the American Psychological Association's Division 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology) in 2020.
Content
Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgements
Chapter 1 - Social Psychological Perspectives on Disability
Dana S. Dunn
Established Areas of Inquiry
Chapter 2 - Disability Stigma: Causes, Consequences, and Strategies for Change
Katie Wang & Leslie Ashburn-Nardo
Chapter 3 - Judging Disability: Some Biases Identified by Social Psychology and Rehabilitation Psychology
Dana S. Dunn
Chapter 4 - Disability's Incompetent-but-Warm Stereotype Guides Selective Empathy: Distinctive Cognitive, Emotional, and Neural Signatures
Jennifer Wu & Susan T. Fiske
Chapter 5 - Reducing Prejudice towards People with Disabilities
Rana Yaghmaian, Kanako Iwanaga, Jia-Rung Wu, Xiangli Chen, Emre Umucu, Jing Tao, Hanoch Livneh, and Fong Chan
Chapter 6 - Rehabilitation Psychology's Foundational Principles and Social Psychological Theory: Intersections and Applications in Global Health
Jacob A. Bentley, Jamie L. Tingey, Jeremiah Lum, & Shuen-En Ho
Chapter 7 - Social and Psychological Factors Affecting Coping with and Adjusting to Disability
Alexandra M. Kriofske Mainella & Susan Miller Smedema
Mainstream Topics
Chapter 8 - Women with Disabilities: Maintaining Womanhood Amidst Social Challenges
Angela Kuemmel, Caitiln P. Campbell, & Anthea Gray
Chapter 9 - Culture, Race, and Disability
Faye Z. Belgrave, Kelli W. Gary, & Khalilah R. Johnson
Chapter 10 - Personality and Disability: A Scholarly Tapestry from Disparate Threads
Timothy R. Elliott, Lauren L. Barron, Kaitlyn Stein, Erika Wright & Leslie Lowry
Chapter 11 - Social Support, Chronic Illness, and Disability
Julie Chronister
Chapter 12 - Aging and Age-Related Disability
Bruce Rybarczyk & Amy M. Garroway
Emerging Issues
Chapter 13 - Disability in the Workplace
Shannon Cheng, Saaid A. Mendoza, Linnea Ng, Christy Nittrouer, & Mikki Hebl
Chapter 14- Implicit Attitudes and Behavior toward People with Disabilities
John F. Dovidio, Ava T. Casados, & Gina Roussos
Chapter 15 - An Exploration of Disability Self-Categorization, Identity, and Pride
Kathleen Bogart & Michelle R. Nario-Redmond
Chapter 16 - Family, Parenting, and Disability
Erin E. Andrews
Chapter 17 - Disability and Positive Psychology
Anne Arewasikporn, Ann M. Roepke, & Dawn M. Ehde
Chapter 18 - A Social Psychology of Self-Determination and Disability
Michael L. Wehmeyer
Chapter 19 - Resilience and Disability: Intra-personal, Interpersonal, and Social Environment Factors
Alexandra L. Terrill, Justin J. MacKenzie, Jackie Einerson, & Maija Reblin
Issues of Injustice, Advocacy, and Social Policy
Chapter 20 - Perceived Injustice and Disability
Zina Trost, John A. Sturgeon, Casey Azuero, Kimberley Monden, & Whitney Scott
Chapter 21 - Disability Advocacy for a New eEa: Leveraging Social Psychology and a Sociopolitical Approach to Change
Thomas P. Dirth & Michelle R. Nario-Redmond
Chapter 22 - Social Policy and Disability: Implications for Rehabilitation Psychology Practice, Research and Education
Matthew C. Saleh, Susanne M. Bruyère, & Thomas P. Golden
References
Author and Subject Index
