Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law
What is the current relationship between the social and medical definitions of disability in Norway? The Norwegian Discrimination and Accessibility Act, which entered into effect on 1 January 2009, frames its overarching goals in terms of human rights and equal opportunity and studiously avoids the...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Stockholm University Press
2010-01-01
|
| Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/377 |
| _version_ | 1827886726524174336 |
|---|---|
| author | Jan Grue |
| author_facet | Jan Grue |
| author_sort | Jan Grue |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | What is the current relationship between the social and medical definitions of disability in Norway? The Norwegian Discrimination and Accessibility Act, which entered into effect on 1 January 2009, frames its overarching goals in terms of human rights and equal opportunity and studiously avoids the use of medico-diagnostic language. Most of the specific provisions of the law are, however, justified as means of compensation for inherent or pre-existing disadvantage due to impairment. In order to be effective, they must engage with medical, impairment-specific knowledge. Social and medical perspectives and explanatory models that are often seen as conflicting or even mutually exclusive instead become intertwined in the spaces of negotiation that are opened by the law. Thus, elements of what has traditionally been termed the medical model become integrated in a larger framework that is defined by the goals of the social model. |
| first_indexed | 2024-03-12T20:07:33Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-0abf1c1ccc6a4522871e0a24e662f0e0 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1501-7419 1745-3011 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-03-12T20:07:33Z |
| publishDate | 2010-01-01 |
| publisher | Stockholm University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research |
| spelling | doaj.art-0abf1c1ccc6a4522871e0a24e662f0e02023-08-02T01:57:13ZengStockholm University PressScandinavian Journal of Disability Research1501-74191745-30112010-01-0112316517810.1080/15017410903338853306Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination lawJan Grue0Faculty of Health Sciences, Oslo University College, Oslo, NorwayWhat is the current relationship between the social and medical definitions of disability in Norway? The Norwegian Discrimination and Accessibility Act, which entered into effect on 1 January 2009, frames its overarching goals in terms of human rights and equal opportunity and studiously avoids the use of medico-diagnostic language. Most of the specific provisions of the law are, however, justified as means of compensation for inherent or pre-existing disadvantage due to impairment. In order to be effective, they must engage with medical, impairment-specific knowledge. Social and medical perspectives and explanatory models that are often seen as conflicting or even mutually exclusive instead become intertwined in the spaces of negotiation that are opened by the law. Thus, elements of what has traditionally been termed the medical model become integrated in a larger framework that is defined by the goals of the social model.https://www.sjdr.se/articles/377disabilitydiscourseanti-discriminationidentityjustificationsmedical modelsocial modeltopoi |
| spellingShingle | Jan Grue Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research disability discourse anti-discrimination identity justifications medical model social model topoi |
| title | Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law |
| title_full | Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law |
| title_fullStr | Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law |
| title_full_unstemmed | Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law |
| title_short | Is there something wrong with society, or is it just me? Social and medical knowledge in a Norwegian anti-discrimination law |
| title_sort | is there something wrong with society or is it just me social and medical knowledge in a norwegian anti discrimination law |
| topic | disability discourse anti-discrimination identity justifications medical model social model topoi |
| url | https://www.sjdr.se/articles/377 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jangrue istheresomethingwrongwithsocietyorisitjustmesocialandmedicalknowledgeinanorwegianantidiscriminationlaw |