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En litteraturstudie om hörselskadade, stigma och socialpolitik
SocialpsykologiStigmatiseringHörselskadadePersoner med funktionshinderSocialpolitikVälfärdSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringCare and help to handicappedHandikappadeVård och rehabiliteringLaw and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
The purpose of this paper was to discuss stigma and stigmatisation in relation to social policy and social work. By discussing welfare systems in social policy I wanted to see if there could be any connection between social policy and stigma. I used case studies of hearing impaired adults to give examples of how the stigma processes work. By connecting the stigma and the social policy theories with the case studies I wanted to see how the social policy could affect the stigma processes or vice versa.In the paper the concept of stigma has been described and discussed, foremost using the theories of Erving Goffman. I have also discussed the welfare system and the connection between residual systems and stigma. In a residual system there is an obvious risk that stigmatisation of the people who are using it will occur. Hearing impaired people are disabled in a social context where they have to communicate with other people, which cause stigmatisation. By using a theory about how social problems are reproduced in the society, I have looked at a political decision to see how the social policy process and the stigma process interact when political decisions are made.