Vehmas, S. and Watson, N. (2016) Exploring normativity in disability studies. Disability and Society, 31(1), pp. 1-16. (doi: 10.1080/09687599.2015.1120657)
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Abstract
Normativity is a concept that is often misapplied in disability studies, especially in ‘postconventional’ accounts, where the concept is conflated with ‘normal’, ‘normate’, or ‘standard’. This article addresses this confusion, explores the meaning and use of ‘normativity’, and presents some analytic tools to discuss normative issues of right and wrong. The article finishes by discussing examples where conceptual confusions result in confused normative judgments focusing in particular on agency, responsibility and moral status. The article argues that disability research should carefully consider the use of theories and empirical knowledge in the light of their ethical implications as well as the lived experiences of disability.
| Item Type: | Articles |
|---|---|
| Additional Information: | This work was supported by Kulttuurin ja Yhteiskunnan Tutkimuksen Toimikunta [grant number SA275988]. |
| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | Watson, Professor Nicholas |
| Authors: | Vehmas, S., and Watson, N. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Social Scientists working in Health and Wellbeing College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Sociology Anthropology and Applied Social Sciences |
| Journal Name: | Disability and Society |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| ISSN: | 0968-7599 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1360-0508 |
| Published Online: | 08 January 2016 |
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