SOC 3350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Social Stigma, Abnormal Psychology, Psychopathology

• School: University of Houston
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 3350
• Professor: Samantha Kwan

Document Summary

Because your status as disabled can change. You can be not disabled and then an accident happens and then you are disabled. Any condition of the body or mind that makes it more difficult for the person with the condition to do certain activities and interact with the world around them. Many types of disabilities, such as those that affect a person"s vision, movement, thinking, remembering, learning, communication, hearing, mental health, and social relationships. 61 million adults, 26% of adults in the us have some form of disability. According to the american community survey (acs) 12. 8% of americans have a functional disability. Percentage of adults with functional disability types: 13. 7% mobility, 10. 8% cognition, 6. 8% independent living (doing things alone, 5. 9% hearing, 4. 6% vision, 3. 7% self-care. Rates are more or less the same for women (12. 7%) and men (12. 5%) Variation by race/ethnicity exists: american indian/alaska native 30, black 25, white 20, native hawaiian/pacific islander 16. 6, hispanic 16. 6, asian 10%