Disability anthropology is a cross-section of anthropological studies which studies disability studies through the domain of culture. The main subdisciplines active in disability anthropology studies include the medical anthropology and cultural anthropology fields.[1][2]

The field of disability anthropology focuses on understanding the sociocultural problems of disability and uses research to develop and assess approaches to solving problems or helping to bring about change in the disabled community.[3] The topic of disability within anthropology persuades researchers to use a cultural lens and ethnological approach to identify unfamiliarity and "otherness" among cultures.[2]

History

The contribution of anthropology to disability studies is still relatively new.[1][4]

Some important figures in the discourse of anthropological involvement in disability include Devva Kasnitz and Russell Shuttleworth.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Reid-Cunningham, Allison Ruby (2009). "Anthropological Theories of Disability". Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment. 19 (1): 99–111. doi:10.1080/10911350802631644. S2CID 145624426.
  2. ^ a b c Kasnitz, Devva; Shuttleworth, Russell P. (2001). "Anthropology in disability studies". Disability Studies Quarterly. 21 (3): 2–17. doi:10.18061/dsq.v21i3.289.
  3. ^ LeCompte, Margaret Diane. The Ethnographer's Toolkit. Vol. 1 - Designing & conducting ethnographic research : an introduction (Second ed.). Lanham, Maryland: AltaMira Press. ISBN 978-0759118690.
  4. ^ Devlieger, Clara (14 June 2018). "Disability". In Stein, Felix (ed.). Open Encyclopedia of Anthropology. doi:10.29164/18disab. Retrieved 26 May 2023.


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