Monday, 16 November 2015

Representation of disability in TV dramas

The stereotypes:

In his 1991 study, Paul Hunt found that there are 10 stereotypes of disabled people, used in the media:
  1. The disabled person as pitiable or pathetic
  2. An object of curiosity or violence
  3. Sinister or evil
  4. The super cripple
  5. As atmosphere
  6. Laughable
  7. His/her own worst enemy
  8. As a burden
  9. As Non-sexual
  10. Being unable to participate in daily life
The super cripple:







Pitiful or pathetic:

Comedy: 

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1 comment:

  1. engmisskp18 November 2015 at 03:45

    You were supposed to finish this for homework. Sort it.

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