The Community of the Blind
Social Organization, Advocacy and Cultural Redefinition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2499016 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol S Goldin (corresponding author), Carol Goldin |
| Year | 1984 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 121-131 |
| Publication date | 1984-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.43.2.6443173420507878 |
| OpenAlex | W2073418024 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 7 |
Based on a two-year study of an advocacy organization, this paper describes a social community of prevocationally blind persons. Characteristics of the community include identification, shared experiences and participation, life-long economic dependence on blindness institutions, and mass participation in the blindness advocacy movement. The phenomenon of cultural redefinition within the community is also assessed. Activists create new meanings of blindness and associated concepts as they work out effective means to change their socioeconomic status. It is suggested that advocacy group membership creates a social community and provides a realistic environment in which members lessen the negative effects of stigmatization
Blindness · Community organization · Identification (biology) · Political science · Public relations · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Economic and Environmental Valuation · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 10 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,26 |
| Citation span | 1987 - 2026 (40) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |