HANDICAP

Author: LOPEZ GONZALEZ MARÍA.
Year: 2005.
University: CÓRDOBA [www.uco.es].
Place of defense: F. CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.
Place of preparation: F. CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.

Summary: The study deals with the reality of life for women with disabilities. In the first part, theoretical foundation, outlined a vision of hindsight approach to research in the field of disability and the contributions of feminist social model of disability. They also relate the contributions of recent years, reflecting the importance and growing literature on various topics relating to the subject matter. Self-perception, social image, relacciones interpersonal relationships, motherhood, work and violence. The development of practical work, which follows the methodology cualitariva and feminist approach, focuses on the paths of life of 26 disabled women of two generations (and youth), and three types of disabilities (physical, visual and auditory). It discusses the contributions of the participants in the different areas or dimensions appearing as relevant in their lives: family of origin: Welfare material (Economic and Habitat); Experience partner and maternity and Labor. Some dimensions are also considered two references temporary past and present. The research results show both common and shared, like other special aspects, also relevanes, exerted by the participants. Some other highlights and cultural respect and consideration wing social action in relation to women with disabilities, as well as the diversity of experiences, projects, roads and personal achievements. Sharing two traits fundamental differences, gender and disability, are many commonalities, but not mean uniformity, but a diversity evidence that the challenge of social stereotypes, an important sense of individuality and personal competence of these women. The work is complemented with a bibliography and Annexes, which contained some tools used in the investigation.