Search for dissertations about: "Disability and identity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Disability and identity.

2. 1. Disability and gender : Autonomy as an indication of adulthood

   Author : Karin Barron; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Autonomy; disability; gender; youth; adulthood; adult identity; normality; ethics; Sociologi; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this dissertation was initially to examine the relationship between a continuedrequirement of practical assistance in adult life and autonomy. As the work has proceeded, thefocus has come to increasingly be on identifying social obstacles to autonomy, particularly fordisabled young women. READ MORE

4. 2. Different Voices - Different Stories : Communication, identity and meaning among people with acquired brain damage

   Author : Eleonor Antelius; Lars-Christer Hydén; Marja-Liisa Honkasalo; Andrew Sparkes; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Acquired brain damage; body; communication; dependence; disability; embodiment; enactment; ethnography; identity; language use; meaning-making practices; narratives; normality; personhood; power relations; self-determination; social interaction; stories; storytelling; story-making; videoethnography; voice; Beroende; berättande; berättelser; etnografi; funktionshinder; förkroppsligande; förvärvad hjärnskada; identitet; kommunikation; kropp; maktrelationer; meningsskapande praktiker; narrativer; normalitet; personskap; röst; självbestämmande; social interaktion; språkanvändning; videoetnografi; Disability research; Handikappsforskning;

   Abstract : The main purpose of the dissertation is to understand meaning-making practices used by people suffering from acquired brain damage with severe physical and communicative disabilities, in order to create and sustain their identity and personhood in relation to other people. The study emanates from the idea that identity and personhood, also in relation to disability, are created/sustained in ongoing interaction between people in everyday situations, and that the ability to narrate is central to such a creation of identity. READ MORE

5. 3. Bending mainstream definitions of sport, gender and ability : Representations of wheelchair racers

   Author : Kim Wickman; Eva Olofsson; Ulla Johansson; Jorid Hovden; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; able-ism; disability; discourse; gender; identity; representation; sports media; Paralympics; wheelchair racing; Sports; Idrott;

   Abstract : Inspired by feminist post-structural thinking and with a discourse analytic approach, this study’s main theme is gendered identity, disability and sport. It consists of four separate, but interrelated, empirical studies and focuses on two research questions. READ MORE

6. 4. Perceptions of disease. Values and attitudes of patients and medical students

   Author : Annika Brorsson; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; values; risk factor; autonomy; Attitudes; consultation; disability; disease; family history; family medicine; fear; identity; illness; medical education; medical students; patient-centred; qualitative method; primary care; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin;

   Abstract : During the 20th century, the development of biomedical knowledge and the demographical changes have increased the needs and demands for health care in industrialised countries. Illness without evidence of disease and fear of disease are often the reasons for seeking medical care. READ MORE

7. 5. When pain remains : Appraisals and adaptation

   Author : Hillevi Busch; Ulf Lundberg; Bo Melin; Steven Linton; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Chronic pain; musculoskeletal disorders; appraisals; coping; cognitive avoidance; identity; cognitive bias; psychological defences; acceptance; sick absenteeism.; Psychology; Psykologi; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : As the number one cause of sick absenteeism and disability pension, musculoskeletal pain is considered a major health problem in Sweden and many other industrialized countries. Medical findings are often insufficient to explain the pain’s intensity or duration, and psychological factors are known to be important in understanding the aetiology and maintenance of pain. READ MORE