Exam 11: Disability and Ableism

Mental retardation is an example of a __________.

Facing a negative evaluation,being treated as different,and being treated as though there is a deficiency are all a part of being a __________.

Why do the authors of the text consider abortion a "thorny" issue in the context of disability?

More than a decade after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act and other favorable legislation,the evidence is that __________.

Discrimination in favor of the able-bodied is known as __________.

The __________ defines disability in terms of some physiological impairment due to genetics,accident,or disease.

In terms of their sexual relationships,the disabled tend to be treated __________.

While Zek sees the point in rehabilitation to help people learn to deal with their own disability,his thoughts are more in line with a(n)__________ approach to disability which focuses rehabilitation on removing barriers to participation because he thinks the problem resides outside of the individual.

The hegemonic belief system in the United States works to reduce the privileges of men who are strong and self-reliant over those who are physically disabled.

Discuss the impact the Americans with Disabilities Act has had on the lives of the disabled.How do you imagine daily life has changed? Does the ADA reflect a more medical or social approach? Ideal

Following his election in 1980,Ronald Reagan enacted policies that greatly strengthened the previously established guarantees for the rights of the disabled.

The __________to disability defines disability as primarily an individual issue.

"Special education" has had the effect of __________.

The social approach to disability defines disability in terms of some physiological impairment due to genetic heritage,accident,or disease.

The phrase "__________," as opposed to "a disabled person," counteracts the problem of defining a person wholly by their disability.

A key reason people with disabilities have difficulty finding romantic and sexual partners is that they prefer to stay away from places where nondisabled people hang out.

The media tend to __________.

Disability is not only a master status but a master status with a(n)__________,which implies that the disabled have one or more characteristics that the majority defines as abnormal.

The fact that minority groups are the last to be hired and the first to be fired is evidence of __________ and applies to people with disabilities as well as other minorities.

Only __________ percent of Americans with a disability were born with it.