Grounding Hierarchies of Acceptance
The Social Construction of Disability in Nimby Conflicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11670350 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Wilton (0000-0001-9222-1916, McMaster University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 586-608 |
| Publication date | 2000-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Geography (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-3638 • E-ISSN: 1938-2847 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.2747/0272-3638.21.7.586 |
| OpenAlex | W1964851987 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 22 |
The NIMBY syndrome remains a complex and costly social problem. Research into public attitudes toward disability and difference using “hierarchies of acceptance” has provided considerable insight into the underlying causes of NIMBY reactions. However, hierarchy of acceptance studies have several limitations, most notably their reliance on quantitative survey research to gauge respondent reactions to disabled persons. In this paper, I use data from an in-depth case study in Southern California to explore public reactions to disability and difference as they are expressed “in place.” Case study data support some findings from existing research, but they also provide additional insights. These concern the dynamic and contested nature of public perceptions, the way in which attitudes are mediated by place, the conflation of different disabilities, and the intersection of disability with other dimensions of difference. A dynamic, place-based hierarchy of acceptance is constructed to represent public attitudes expressed during the conflict. Together, insights from the case study help to demonstrate the myriad factors that shape public attitudes toward disabilities within a particular sociospatial context. [Key words: disability, social construction, NIMBY, public attitudes, locational conflict.]
Civil engineering · Conflation · Context (archaeology · Epistemology · Geography · Hierarchy · NIMBY · Perception · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Public relations · Respondent · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Survey data collection · Engineering · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Law · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,79 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2021 (20) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |