Media Representations of Disability 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyMass MediaA2/A-levelAQA Created by: LDOakesCreated on: 05-06-22 12:15 Which sociologist outlines the dominant representations of disablity in the media? Barnes 1 of 13 What are the two models by which sociologists understand disability? -Medical Model -Social Model 2 of 13 What is the medical model of disability? It views disability as a product of impairment 3 of 13 What is the social model of disability? It views disability as the outcome of social barriers, mainly focusing on the obstacles and discrimination faced by the disabled. 4 of 13 What are the seven dominant representations of disabiltiy in the media as outlined by Barnes? -Objects of ridicule -Burdens -Not ordinary or normal -Sexually abnormal -Pitiable and pathetic -Sinister and evil -Supercripples 5 of 13 How are disabled people presented as objects of ridicule in the media? Disabled people are usually only there to be laughed at in comedies. 6 of 13 How are disabled people presented as burdens in the media? In news features and TV documentaries, there is more focus on the carer than the disabled person 7 of 13 How does the media fail to portray disabled people as ordinary or normal? The media rarely portrays disabled people as normal people who simply happen to be disabled. 8 of 13 How are disabled people presented as sexually abnormal in the media? Media representations assume that disabled people never have any sexual feelings at all. 9 of 13 How are disabled people presented as pitiable and pathetic in the media? TV appeals like Children In Need fuel this ever growing stereotype. 10 of 13 How are disabled people portrayed as sinister and evil in the media? They tend to be the villains, monsters or criminals. 11 of 13 How are disabled people portrayed as 'supercrippels'? Disabled people are sometimes given special powers e.g blind characters are seen as visionaries with a sixth sense. 12 of 13 What does Shakespeare argue with regard to the steretypes listed by Barnes? He argues such stereotypes are crude and one dimensional, only perpetuating societal ignorance regarding disability. 13 of 13
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