| Title |
Negalia kaip biografinis lūžis |
| Translation of Title |
Disability as biographical disruption. |
| Authors |
Viluckienė, Jolita |
| DOI |
10.15388/SocMintVei.2010.1.6098 |
| Full Text |
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| Is Part of |
Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas.. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. 2010, Nr. 1 (26), p. 116-130.. ISSN 1392-3358. eISSN 2335-8890 |
| Keywords [eng] |
biographical disruption ; physical disability ; disabled ; taken for granted reality ; reconstruction of identity ; resocialization |
| Abstract [eng] |
This article explores physical disability as biographical disruption caused to persons confined to a wheelchair after the unexpected cerebral trauma or palsy. Their personal narratives based on the qualitative in-depth interviews suggest that they perceive disability as the subjective reality that shook their world to its foundations, provoked a breakdown of their everyday taken for granted word, disrupted the routine of social practices, redefined their social roles and divided their biographies into two periods: “before” the disability and “after” it. Disability, as it insinuates into biography, is perceived not only as a bodily substance, but it also transforms personal and social identity and requires, through resocialization process, to recreate the meaningful structures of the reality and provide a new valid justification for this reality. Thus, the disability becomes a significant factor that shapes the further biographical situation, as in many cases, impaired physical mobility elicits changes in lifestyle, profession and employment, attitudes to him/herself and to others as well as value orientations. |
| Published |
Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla |
| Type |
Journal article |
| Language |
Lithuanian |
| Publication date |
2010 |
| CC license |
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