Sociology Homework

Name:____________________________

Assignment #7:

Disability Perspectives and Global Perspectives

(10 points)

This assignment should be submitted in class on Wednesday, November 30.

Based on your reading of Kidd chapters 6 and 7, answer the following questions. You will be assessed on the content of your answers, as well as the clarity, coherence, and mechanics (grammar, spelling, word choice) of your writing. When you paraphrase or quote, provide an in-text citation in ASA format . Paraphrasing is preferable; use a minimal number of quotes. Write in essay format . You may wish to review the sample assignments in Bb Learn for examples of excellent quality work.

1. Use the Internet to explore some of the popular stereotypes of disability in pop culture, including the disabled person as sinister/evil, pitiable/pathetic, or “supercrip.” Compare these recurring stereotypes with Kidd’s (2014) discussion in chapter 6. How do these stereotypes both reflect and shape common understandings of disability in our culture?

2. Kidd (2014) discusses glocalization (this is not a misspelling). First, define glocalization in your own words. Then, select one postcard from chapter 7 and explain how glocalization applies. Finally, have you ever consumed a popular culture object that was created outside of the US? If so, explain what that experience was like. If not, why do you think you haven’t?