As if living like others : An idealisation of life in group homes for people with intellectual disability
(2020) In Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability 45(4). p.337-343- Abstract
Background: People with Intellectual Disability (ID) in Sweden should be enabled to live like others. This life like others is realised in group homes that have little in common with the typical home. Method: A reading of Appiah’s As if is used to discuss how people with ID are supported in Sweden. Current national data are presented within the framework of idealisation, the use of (useful) untruths to navigate a complex context. Results: Small group homes should allow people with ID to communicate their preferences and exert real influence over how support is provided. Instead, times of budget austerity require the efficient use of resources in ever larger settings, where normalisation of deviance is prevalent. Conclusions: Although... (More)
Background: People with Intellectual Disability (ID) in Sweden should be enabled to live like others. This life like others is realised in group homes that have little in common with the typical home. Method: A reading of Appiah’s As if is used to discuss how people with ID are supported in Sweden. Current national data are presented within the framework of idealisation, the use of (useful) untruths to navigate a complex context. Results: Small group homes should allow people with ID to communicate their preferences and exert real influence over how support is provided. Instead, times of budget austerity require the efficient use of resources in ever larger settings, where normalisation of deviance is prevalent. Conclusions: Although the stated aim is that people with ID live like others, the idealisation is rather that they live as if they live like others. This is generally not discussed, possibly due to de-differentiation.
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- author
- Björne, Petra LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2020-08-14
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- de-differentiation, group homes, idealisation, Intellectual disability, normalisation of deviance
- in
- Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability
- volume
- 45
- issue
- 4
- pages
- 7 pages
- publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85089485947
- ISSN
- 1366-8250
- DOI
- 10.3109/13668250.2020.1793451
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- id
- 47d49db9-0acf-407e-9dec-24faa36b6c93
- date added to LUP
- 2020-08-28 07:58:43
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- 2022-04-19 00:23:39
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