Discursive discrimination against the 'deaf-mute'/'deaf ' and the importance of categorization in 20th century Sweden

This article sheds light on issues concerning discrimination in the history of deaf people in Sweden in the 20th century. With the help of a specific typology of concepts for analysing discrimination exercised through the use of language, it is shown how the categorization of the hearing impaired ha...

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Published in:Disability & society 2007-10, Vol.22 (6), p.609-623
Main Author: Boreus, Kristina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Assimilation
Classification
Deaf
Deafness
Disability
Discourse
Discourses
Discriminant Analysis
Discrimination
Foreign Countries
Hearing
Inclusive Schools
Language usage
Sign Language
Social assimilation
Social inequality
Social integration
Sweden
Twentieth Century
Typology
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Summary:This article sheds light on issues concerning discrimination in the history of deaf people in Sweden in the 20th century. With the help of a specific typology of concepts for analysing discrimination exercised through the use of language, it is shown how the categorization of the hearing impaired has changed over time and how, in this process of change, official discourses on 'deaf-muteness' or deafness has shifted from more to less discriminatory in certain respects and from making deaf people out as very different from the majority population to de-emphasizing differences. The overall social practice is described as moving from assimilation towards inclusion.
ISSN:0968-7599
1360-0508
DOI:10.1080/09687590701560238