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Lines of development in social research on disability in Finland between the years 1970–2010 Cover

Lines of development in social research on disability in Finland between the years 1970–2010

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|May 2013

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Table 1. The concept of disability split into four categories according to origin and area.

Origins of disabilityGround of disabilityAcquiredCongenitalBody1 Physical disability through accidents or disease: ‘invalidity’2 Deaf, blind, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, physical disability, ‘crippled’ etc.Mind3 ‘Madness’, Mental disorder4 ‘Mental retardation’, Intellectual disability

Table 2. Three successive paradigms of disability services in Finland.

ParametersInstitutional modelRehabilitation modelSupport modelKeywordSegregationIntegrationInclusionService modelInstitutionContinuum of servicesIndividual supportsPolitical and economical backgroundShift from agricultural to industrial society (ca. 1945–)Shift from industrial to post-industrial society (ca. 1965–)Political change inside post- industrial society (ca. 1985–)International influencesModels from other countriesUnited Nations post-war programmesUnited Nations programmesMetaphor of disabilityCriminalSickCitizenCentral dimension of disabilityImpairmentDisability, activitiesHandicap, participationChallenge for servicesSocial controlRehabilitationHuman rightsAccess to normal communityNo returnConditional return through rehabilitationParticipation without preconditionsLegislationAct on Mental illness 1952; Act on Mental Deficiency 1958Act on Invalidism 1946; Act on Developmental Disabilities 1977Act on Disability Services 1987; Amendment 2008
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 54
Submitted on: Jun 11, 2012
Accepted on: Apr 23, 2013
Published on: May 5, 2013
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2013 Timo Saloviita, published by Stockholm University Press
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