HSS 3103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Reference Group

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Health Sciences
• Course: HSS 3103
• Professor: Jeff Jutai

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Paradigm ii re ects the minority model (4, 5): model 1: who are these people? , explores how the reference group differs from the. Seeks the differences, then attributes these differences to the disability status: model 2: why are some persons with disabilities more adjusted than other persons with disabilities? . The person with a disability is a burden on the family: model 3: family system and social environment, social/ nancial/emotional supports available and used by the family, attitudes of others toward this group. Interdisciplinary: model 5: shift emphasis from persons with disabilities to the environment, now systems controlling that environment are in focus (ie. laws, policies, and regulations and how these are implemented)