Examining the Understandings of Young Adult South African Men Who Stutter: The Question of Disability

Autor/inn/en	Isaacs, Dane; Swartz, Leslie
Titel	Examining the Understandings of Young Adult South African Men Who Stutter: The Question of Disability
Quelle	In: International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 57 (2022) 6, S.1304-1317 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1368-2822
DOI	10.1111/1460-6984.12755
Schlagwörter	Males; Young Adults; Stuttering; Foreign Countries; Disabilities; Phenomenology; Speech Impairments; Political Issues; Social Discrimination; Disadvantaged; Self Concept; South Africa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Stammer; Stottern; Ausland; Handicap; Behinderung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Speech impairment; Speech handicap; Speech handicaps; Language handicps; Language impairments; Sprachbehinderung; Politischer Faktor; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Selbstkonzept; Südafrika; Süd-Afrika; Republik Südafrika; Südafrikanische Republik
Abstract	Background: A disability studies approach seeks to understand and address political and social issues that affect disabled individuals. Disability studies scholars employ various models of disability to address and oppose the oppression and discrimination of disabled individuals. A disability studies approach, however, has largely been absent in studies that have investigated the lived experiences of people who stutter. Aim: To examine the understandings young adult South African men who stutter hold of whether, and in what way, stuttering may be considered to be a disability. Methods & Procedures: A total of 15 men who stutter, aged 20-39 years, participated in the study. Semi-structured interviews and two focus groups discussions were conducted to collect data for the study. The data were analysed according to a phenomenological approach and the affective turn in social research. Outcomes & Results: The results indicated that some men in this study understood stuttering as a speech disorder that can be controlled, while other men constructed stuttering as a disability, subjectively positioning themselves either as disabled or non-disabled men. Conclusions & Implications: This article emphasizes the importance of adopting a disability studies approach when examining the lived experiences of people who stutter and enhancing intervention strategies to adequately address the disabled needs of such individuals. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01