Disability in Different Cultures: Reflections on Local Concepts

Open Access Published by transcript Verlag 1999

Disability in Different Cultures

Reflections on Local Concepts

Edited by: Brigitte Holzer , Arthur Vreede and Gabriele Weigt

In the series Kultur und soziale Praxis

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783839400401

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About this book

How are disability and rehabilitation conceived of in different cultures? How can these concepts be made accessible?
Studies from the fields of sociology, ethnology and educational science address these questions, whilst contributors from rehabilitation projects in development cooperation and from self-help movements highlight culturally different perceptions of disability.
A distinctive feature of this reader is the dialogue it creates by bringing together scientific praxis and practical work.

Author / Editor information

Brigitte Holzer is a researcher and participates in the self-help movement.
Arthur Vreede is a researcher and participates in the self-help movement.
Gabriele Weigt is a researcher and participates in the self-help movement.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	1
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	5
Introduction Brigitte Holzer, Arthur Vreede and Gabriele Weigt Open Access Download PDF	9
Concepts and Beliefs About Disability in Various Local Contexts
Stigma or Sacredness. Notes on Dealing with Disability in an Andean Culture Ina Rösing Open Access Download PDF	27
Everyone Has Something to Give. Living with Disability in Juchitán, Oaxaca, Mexico Brigitte Holzer Open Access Download PDF	44
Defining the Role of Religion and Spirituality in the Lives of Persons with Disability in the Fatick Region, Senegal, and the Mono Region, Benin Erick V.A. Gbodossou Open Access Download PDF	58
Folklore Based Analysis for a Culture-Specific Concept of Inclusive Education Joseph Kisanji Open Access Download PDF	78
Blindness in South and East Asia: Using History to Inform Development M. Miles Open Access Download PDF	88
Some Cultural Representations of Disability in Jordan: Concepts and Beliefs Majid Turmusani Open Access Download PDF	102
Bio-Medical versus Indigenous Approaches to Disability Sophie Kasonde-Ng’andou Open Access Download PDF	114
The Use of Non-Western Approaches for Special Education in the Western World. A Cross-Cultural Approach Friedrich Albrecht Open Access Download PDF	122
Concepts of Disability with Regard to Migrants
Meanings of Disability for Culturally Diverse and Immigrant Families of Children with Disabilities Open Access Download PDF	135
Social Welfare or Socio-Political Entitlement: Disabled People Caught between the Poles of Their Tunisian Origin and Acculturative Pressures Mustapha Ouertani Open Access Download PDF	146
The Problem of Special-Educational Advancement of Children from Migrant Families – Integrative Help in the Regular Schools to Prevent Multiple Processes of Social Separation Kerstin Merz-Atalik Open Access Download PDF	154
Disability and Knowledge Transfer in the Field of Development Cooperation
Local Knowledge and International Collaboration in Disability Programs Patrick J. Devlieger Open Access Download PDF	169
Possibilities for Working with Cultural Knowledge in the Rehabilitation of Mine Victims in Luena, Angola Ulrich Tietze Open Access Download PDF	178
Socio-Cultural Representation of Disability in Target Groups of Rehabilitation Work: Examples from Handicap International Projects Francois DeKeersmaeker Open Access Download PDF	192
Incorporation of Knowledge of Social and Cultural Factors in the Practice of Rehabilitation Projects Dee Burck Open Access Download PDF	199
The Importance of Cultural Context in Training for CBR and Other Community Disability Services Sheila Wirz Open Access Download PDF	208
Western(ised) Personnel from the Practice of Rehabilitation Projects versus Local Cultures Harry Finkenflügel Open Access Download PDF	222
Differing Perceptions of the Principle of Parent Participation: Implications for Asian Families of Children with Disabilities Maya Kalyanpur Open Access Download PDF	234
Formal Handling Routines. Child Rearing Practices in Jamaica and Their Relevance to Rehabilitation Work Annette van der Putten Open Access Download PDF	242
“Nothing about us without us.” Case Studies of Self-Help Movements
Meeting Women’s Needs. Women and Girls with Disabilities in the Practice of Rehabilitation Projects Jenny Kern Open Access Download PDF	251
“We don’t need to be cured first in order to live”: Self-Help in Oaxaca, Mexico (An Account of an Interviw with German Perez Cruz) Brigitte Holzer Open Access Download PDF	268
The Pan-African Movement of People with Disabilities Joshua T. Malinga Open Access Download PDF	274
Self-Determined Living in Germany Miles-Paul Ottmar Open Access Download PDF	277
Towards New Approaches in the Study of Disability in an Intercultural Framework
General Issues in Research on Local Concepts and Beliefs about Disability Nora Ellen Groce Open Access Download PDF	285
Developing Local Concepts of Disability: Cultural Theory and Research Prospects Patrick J. Devlieger Open Access Download PDF	297
Towards a Methodology for Dis-ability Research among Ethno-Cultural Minorities Parin Dossa Open Access Download PDF	303
Disability Research in Cultural Contexts: Beyond Methods and Techniques Kofi Marfo Open Access Download PDF	314
Some Thoughts on Definitions and a Methodology of Cross-Cultural Research Pertaining to Disability Arthur Vreede Open Access Download PDF	323
Issues of Disability Assessment in War Zones William Boyce and Seddiq Weera Open Access Download PDF	332
The Participatory Rapid Appraisal Method of Research on Cultural Representations of Disability in Jordan Majid Turmusani Open Access Download PDF	343
Using Historical Anthropology to Think Disability Henri Jacques Stiker Open Access Download PDF	352
Authors Open Access Download PDF	381

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Language: English
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Edition: 1. Aufl.
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 384
Keywords: Body; Culture; Disability Studies; Interculturalism; Cultural Studies

eBook

Published: September 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783839400401