I agree, you have to start where disabled people are at and validating a
participants standpoint is important.
Pauline said:
"During interviews, I have found that
levels of impairment seriously impact on disabled women's experiences of dv,
with regard to intensified vulnerability to abuse in relation to difficulties
in protection, negative social reaction to certain degrees of impairment".>>
Isn't there a difference in whether the researcher taps into the
"subjective" state of an individual or the "oppression" around the
individual.
Within social model thinking, participants will perceive their lived
experiences to be influenced by experiences of impairment - if they have not
developed enough social conscious. to know otherwise.
I agree with Clair when she addressed the issue of individualizing the
experiences of participants.
What point is there in any emancipatory research, unless it has an element
of emancipation and as a consequence, collective responsibility which
challenges the status quo? Otherwise isn't there is a danger of compounding
the oppression/abuse?
I do support the hierarchy of oppression theory (strongly). Pauline has
concerns that this may fragment the movement and my answer to this is, the
movement was already fragmented. The theory of oppression seems to be giving
us some political direction and much needed motivation!
See Crip-stirring Culture: http://www.johnnypops.demon.co.uk/poetry/
There seems to be misunderstandings on this list as a consequence of how some
members communicate their messages.
It seems that if the email is not written in polite society systematic
speak, with t's doubly crossed and i's doubly dotted, so to speak or with
lots of social niceties, a thank you here and a big word there, there must
be something very suspicious about that person.
The attack on Larry was unjust and happened because of the "perceived" tone
of this email.
This seems to be the story of our lives and it inhibits communication.
This seems to be the story of our lives and it inhibits communication.
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