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ERIC Number: EJ372849
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Beyond Stigma: Visibility and Self-Empowerment of Persons with Congenital Limb Deficiencies.
Frank, Gelya
Journal of Social Issues, v44 n1 p95-115 Spr 1988
Study of three adults with severe multiple congenital limb deficiencies does not support Goffman's theory of stigma. For them, self-display is a strategy for self-empowerment in which the primary focus is the experience of the person with disabilities rather than the reactions of people who are "normal." (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Congenital Impairments, Empowerment, Mainstreaming, Multiple Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Self Disclosure (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Social Cognition, Social Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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