6. Who identified 3 broad categories of disability stereotype in cinemas (the criminal, the sub human, the powerless/pathetic character)??
Cumberbatch and Negrime
Ross and Sancho
Philo
7. What did Roper suggest about the effects of telethons?
can create problems for the disabled - telethons over rely on cute children, not representative of disabled people in UK - charities rather than government bodies provide funs, people rarely question why people disadvantaged in first place
they have no effect on the well being of the disabled
they make people aware of disabled and help them feel more sympathetic of their cause - increases awareness
8. Who found 6 stereotypes of disabled people?
Philo
Barnes
Roper
9. What did the GUMG conclude?
high proportion of able bodied sample felt fear and anxiety when in the proximity of people with mental health problems - media coverage convinced them that mental illness is associated with violent behaviour
low proportion of able bodied sample felt fear and anxiety when in the proximity of people with mental health problems - ignored the ideological message that mental illness was associated with violent behaviour
10. What is meant by the stereotype "as sexually abnormal"?
assumed by media representations that the disabled do not have sexual feelings/that they are sexually degenerate
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11. What is meant by the stereotype "as pitiable and pathetic"?
grown in popularity due to TV appeals such as CIN - regular feature of TV drama and news is to over focus on disabled children and the possibility of miracle cures
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12. What is meant by the stereotype "as an object of ridicule"?
disabled people are often laughed at in comedies
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13. What is meant by the stereotype "as sinister and evil"?
disabled people are often portrayed as criminals/monsters