COMS 315 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Social Identity Theory, Eugenics
28 Dec 2017
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Inconvenience with productivity (guy with down syndrome working at. Data showed walmart had better worker retention and lower safety costs when employing people with disabilities. 3 strategies: show the benefits of hiring people with disabilities (cost analysis) Even though you"re paying 25$ more for accommodations and such, they"re working more which offsets the cost. Don"t assume everyone operates the same way: show that people with disabilities are equal. Equality = treating people with the same respect. Equity = provide everyone with the same resources. Nelson 2000 article: the media role in building the disability community. 4 stages of growing a sense of community for those with disabilities. Ww1 military vets came home with a bunch of disabilities, caused everyone to realize that disabilities can be acquired and not just born with (social model comes to life) Mobility myth in a medical sense: forrest gump running to overcome his leg braces. Medical model & media saying things can change.
