Societal Framework

• Society Influences Perceptions• Individuals Influence Society• Society’s Interest And Individual Interest Are

Not Always The Same• The Person-In-Environment Attempts to

Optimize the “Fit” Between All Members of Society and Society As A Whole

Societal Framework

• Persons Experiencing Disability Have Complex Interactions With Society

• How Do We Think About Disability?• Models or Perspectives Provide A Framework

For Cause and Effect• Disability Models Can Be Divided Into Two

Broad Categories– Individual– Societal

Theoretical Frameworks

• Individual Models Have Been Used For Most Of History– Conceptualizes Disability as a Problem of The Person

Who Carries The Disability– Model Used Most In Society To Think About Causes,

Problems, and Responsibilities• Societal Models Were Developed In the

Twentieth Century– Grounded In Concept That Society Creates Disability

Theoretical Frameworks

• Individual Models– Moral Model

– Deficit Model

– The Social Darwinist Model

– The Eugenics Model

– The Medical Model

Societal Models

• The Oppression Model• The Diversity Model• The Social Construct Model• Feminist Model