Understanding Tehran Citizens' Attitude toward the Disabled from the Perspective of the Disabled

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Authors
hamideh Khaleghi Mohammadi 1
Afsaneh Mozaffari 2
Nassim Majidi Ghahroodi 3
1 olpm v tahghighat
2 Department of Communications ,Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch,Tehran,Iran
3 Department of social communication science, Tehran Central Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/jcsc.2020.118932.2054
Abstract
Disabled are identity minorities who are always involved in the attitudes of others in society. Therefore, the purpose of this article is to study the attitude of citizens towards disability. This type of research is developmental and applied. Because it seeks to develop knowledge about the attitude of the disability. And it is useful because the results of this study can be useful to policy makers in the field of disability. The present research strategy is based on qualitative studies. Given that this research is exploratory, descriptive and explanatory, the study is a single-sectional one. The method of data collection of this research is through in-depth interviews. The researcher used thematic analysis. The researcher identified different aspects of the attitude towards the disability in three general themes: Emotional, cognitive, and action-ready themes that each had its own themes. The emotional theme has themes of compassion, a sense of being overwhelmed and of being overlooked, Cognitive themes include the sub-themes of not understanding abilities and of not understanding disability and Preparedness for action includes themes of unfriendliness, disrespectful behavior and unpleasant behavior.

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Cultural Studies & Communication

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