4,984
Views
41
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Articles

Ableism as a regulator of social practice and disabled peoples’ self-determination to participate in sport and physical activity

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon & ORCID Icon
Pages 209-224 | Received 12 Apr 2019, Accepted 14 Nov 2019, Published online: 27 Nov 2019

References

  • Andersen, P. L., & Bakken, A. (2018). Social class differences in youths’ participation in organized sports: What are the mechanisms? International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 54(8), 921-937.
  • Areheart, B. A. (2010). Disability trouble. Yale Law and Policy Review, 29(2), 348–385.
  • Batavia, A. I., & Beaulaurier, R. (2001). The financial vulnerability of people with disabilities: Assessing poverty risks. Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, 28(1), 139–162.
  • Berezin, J. D. (2014). Disabled capital: A narrative of attention deficit disorder in the classroom through the lens of Bourdieu’s capital. Disability Studies Quarterly, 34(4). Retrieved from http://dsq-sds.org/article/view/3793
  • Bourdieu, P. (1984). Distinction: A social critique of the judgement of taste. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul.
  • Bourdieu, P. (1986). The forms of capital. In J. G. Richardson (Ed.), The handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education (pp. 241–258). New York: Greenwood Press.
  • Bourdieu, P., & Wacquant, L. (2013). Symbolic capital and social classes. Journal of Classical Sociology, 13(2), 292–302.
  • Brar, V. (2016) Using Bourdieu’s theory of practice to understand academic under achievement among inner-city students in British Columbia: A conceptual study. ( Unpublished PhD thesis). Simon Fraser University, Canada.
  • Brittain, I. (2004). Perceptions of disability and their impact upon involvement in sport for people with disabilities at all levels. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 28(4), 429–452.
  • Brittain, I., & Beacom, A. (2016). Leveraging the London 2012 Paralympic Games: What legacy for people with disabilities? Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 40(6), 499–521.
  • Cacioppo, J. T., & Cacioppo, S. (2014). Social relationships and health: The toxic effects of perceived social isolation. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 8(2), 58–72.
  • Campbell, F. (2001). Inciting legal fictions: Disability’s date with ontology and the ableist body of the law. Griffith Law Review, 10(1), 42–62.
  • Campbell, F. (2008). Exploring internalized ableism using critical race theory. Disability & Society, 23(2), 151–162.
  • Campbell, F. (2009). Contours of ableism: The production of disability and abledness. London: Palgrave Macmillan.
  • Chenoweth, L., & Stehlik, D. (2004). Implications of social capital for the inclusion of people with disabilities and families in community life. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 8(1), 59–72.
  • Christiaens, M. (2018). Towards mainstreaming: A principle – practice gap in the UK sports sector. ( Unpublished PhD Thesis). Retrieved from https://curve.coventry.ac.uk/open/items/90fff1fa-cca3-48cf-81e3-f11551f63978/1/
  • Coates, J., & Vickerman, P. (2016). Paralympic legacy: Exploring the impact of the games on the perceptions of young people with disabilities. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 33(4), 338–357.
  • Condeluci, A., Ledbetter, M. V., Ortman, D., Fromknecht, J., & DeFries, M. (2008). Social capital: A view from the field. Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 29(3), 133–139.
  • Cross, M. (2013). Demonised, impoverished and now forced into isolation: The fate of disabled people under austerity. Disability & Society, 28(5), 719–723.
  • D’Eloia, M. H., & Price, P. (2018). Sense of belonging: Is inclusion the answer? Sport in Society, 21(1), 91–105.
  • Darcy, S., & Dowse, L. (2013). In search of a level playing field – The constraints and benefits of sport participation for people with intellectual disability. Disability & Society, 28(3), 393–407.
  • Darcy, S., Lock, D., & Taylor, T. (2017). Enabling inclusive sport participation: Effects of disability and support needs on constraints to sport participation. Leisure Sciences, 39(1), 20–41.
  • Deal, M. (2003). Disabled people’s attitudes toward other impairment groups: A hierarchy of impairments. Disability & Society, 18(7), 897–910.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2002). An overview of self-determination theory: An organismic-dialectical perspective. In E. L. Deci & R. M. Ryan (Eds.), Handbook of self-determination research (pp. 3–33). Rochester: The University of Rochester Press.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (1985). Intrinsic motivation and self-determination in human behavior. New York: Plenum Press.
  • Deci, E. L., & Ryan, R. M. (2000). The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of goal pursuits: Human needs and the self-determination of behavior. Psychological Inquiry, 11(4), 227–268.
  • DeFilippis, J. (2001). The myth of social capital in community development. Housing Policy Debate, 12(4), 781–806.
  • Eckert, P. (2014). The problem with binaries: Coding for gender and sexuality. Language and Linguistics Compass, 8(11), 529–535.
  • Ells, C. (2001). Lessons about autonomy from the experience of disability. Social Theory and Practice, 27(4), 599–615.
  • French, D., & Hainsworth, J. (2001). ’There aren’t any buses and the swimming pool is always cold!’: Obstacles and opportunities in the provision of sport for disabled people. Managing Leisure, 6(1), 35–49.
  • Giese, M., & Ruin, S. (2018). Forgotten bodies – An examination of physical education from the perspective of ableism. Sport in Society, 21(1), 152–165.
  • Goodley, D. (2014). Dis/Ability studies: Theorising disablism and ableism. Oxfordshire: Routledge.
  • Grey-Thompson, T. (2019, February 10). Retrieved from https://twitter.com/Tanni_GT/status/1094595407081078784
  • Groff, D. G. (2009). Influence of adapted sport on quality of life: Perceptions of athletes with cerebral palsy. Disability and Rehabilitation, 31(4), 318–326.
  • Groleau, D., & Rodriguez, C. (2009). Breastfeeding and poverty: Negotiating cultural change and symbolic capital in Quebec, Canada. In F. Dykes & V. H. Moran (Eds.), Infant and young child feeding: Challenges to implementing a global strategy (pp. 80–98). Oxford: Blackwell Publishing.
  • Hanafin, J., Shevlin, M., Kenny, M., & Mc Neela, E. (2007). Including young people with disabilities: Assessment challenges in higher education. Higher Education Journal, 54(3), 435–448.
  • Hawkins, B. L., Cory, A. L., & Crowe, B. M. (2011). Effects of participation in a Paralympic military sports camp on injured service members. Therapeutic Recreational Journal, 45(4), 309–325.
  • Hoekstra, F., Roberts, L., van Lindert, C., Martin Ginis, K. A., van der Woude, L. H. V., & McColl, M. A. (2018). National approaches to promote sports and physical activity in adults with disabilities: Examples from the Netherlands and Canada. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2017.1423402.
  • Jeffress, M. S., & Brown, W. J. (2017). Opportunities and benefits for powerchair users through power soccer. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 34(3), 235–255.
  • Johnson, E., & Spring, E. (2018). The activity trap: Disabled people’s fear of being active. U.K: Activity Alliance.
  • Kearney, S., Brittain, I., & Kipnis, E. (2019). ‘Super disabilities’ vs ‘Disabilities’? Theorizing the role of ableism in (mis)representational mythology of disability in the marketplace. Consumption Markets and Culture, 22, 545–567. doi: 10.1080/10253866.2018.1562701
  • Loja, E., Costa, M. E., Hughes, B., & Menezes, I. (2013). Disability, embodiment and ableism: Stories of resistance. Disability & Society, 28(2), 190–203.
  • Loja, E, Costa, M.E, Hughes, B, & Menezes, I. (2013). Disability, embodiment and ableism: stories of resistance. Disability & Society, 28(2), 190-203. doi:10.1080/09687599.2012.705057
  • Macbeth, J. L. (2010). Reflecting on disability research in sport and leisure settings. Leisure Studies, 29(4), 477–485.
  • MacBeth, J. L. (2009). Restrictions of activity in partially sighted football: Experiences of grassroots players. Leisure Studies, 28(4), 455–467.
  • Marks, D. (1999). Disability: Controversial debates and psychosocial perspectives. London: Routledge.
  • Martin, J. J. (2010). The psychosocial dynamics of youth disability sport. Sport Science Review, 19(5–6), 49–69.
  • Maton, K. (2008). Habitus. In M. Grenfell (Ed.), Pierre Bourdieu: Key concepts (pp. 49–66). London: Acumen Publishing.
  • McClennen, A. (2019). Why we need socialist disability theory and critical disability socialism. New Politics, XVII(3). Retrieved from https://newpol.org/issues/new-politics-vol-xvii-no-3-whole-number-67/
  • McColl, M. A. (2019). Appreciative disability studies. Canada: Captus Press; Ontario.
  • McGillivray, D., Edwards, M. B., Brittain, I., Bocarro, J., & Koenigstorfer, J. (2018). A conceptual model and research agenda for bidding, planning and delivering major sport events that lever human rights. Leisure Studies, 28(2), 175–190.
  • McKnight, A. (2015). Downward mobility, opportunity hoarding and the ‘glass floor’. Retrieved from https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/23370/1/Downward_mobility_opportunity_hoarding_and_the_glass_floor.pdf
  • Misener, L. (2015). Leveraging parasport events for community participation: Development of a theoretical framework. European Sport Management Quarterly, 15(1), 132–153.
  • Mithen, J., Aitken, Z., Ziersch, A., & Kavanagh, A. M. (2015). Inequalities in social capital and health between people with and without disabilities. Social Science and Medicine, 126(1), 26–35.
  • Nourry, O. (2018). How Ableism leads to inaccessibility. Retrieved from https://www.24a11y.com/2018/how-ableism-leads-to-inaccessibility/
  • OHRC (Ontario Human Rights Commission). (n.d.). Ableism, negative attitudes, stereotypes and stigma. Retrieved from http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/policy-preventing-discrimination-based-mental-health-disabilities-and-addictions/5-ableism-negative-attitudes-stereotypes-and-stigma
  • Oliver, J. (1995). Counselling disabled people: A counsellor’s perspective. Disability & Society, 10(3), 261–280.
  • Oliver, M., & Barnes, C. (2012). The new politics of disablement. New York: Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Patillo, M. (2008). Race, class, and neighborhoods. In A. Lareau & D. Conley (Eds.), Social class: How does it work? (pp. 264–292). New York: Russell Sage.
  • Pensgaard, M. A., & Sorensen, M. (2002). Empowerment through the sport context: A model to guide research for individuals with disability. Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, 19(1), 48–67.
  • Purdue, D. E. J. (2011). Conflict and Consensus within the ‘Paralympic field’: A sociological investigation of an elite disability sport competition. ( Unpublished PhD thesis). Loughborough University, UK.
  • Purdue, D. E. J., & Howe, P. D. (2015). Plotting a paralympic field: An elite disability sport competition viewed through Bourdieu’s sociological lens. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 50(1), 83–97.
  • Reeve, D. (2006). Towards a psychology of disability: The emotional effects of living in a disabling society’. In D. Goodley & R. Lawthom (Eds.), Disability and Psychology: Critical introductions and reflections (pp. 94–107). London: Palgrave.
  • Reeve, D. (2014). Psycho-emotional disableism and internalised oppression. In J. Swain, S. French, C. Barnes, & C. Thomas (Eds.), Disabling barriers, enabling environments (pp. 92–98). London: Sage.
  • Richman, E. L., & Shaffer, D. R. (2000). “If you let me play sports”. How might sport participation influence the self-esteem of adolescent females? Psychology of Women Quarterly, 24, 189–199.
  • Ruff, A. (2005). Neoliberalism, the New Social Darwinism, and New Orleans. Retrieved from http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2005/ruff080905.html
  • Ryan, F. (2019). CRIPPLED: Austerity and the demonization of disabled people. London: Verso.
  • Saebu, M., Sørensen, M., & Halvari, H. (2013). Motivation for physical activity in young adults with physical disabilities during a rehabilitation stay: A longitudinal test of self-determination theory. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 43(3), 612–625.
  • Saxton, M. (2018). Hard bodies: Exploring historical and cultural factors in disabled people’s participation in exercise; applying critical disability theory. Sport in Society, 21(1), 22–39.
  • Schilling, C. (1996). The body and social theory. London: Sage.
  • Scope (2019). Extra Costs. Retrieved from https://www.scope.org.uk/campaigns/extra-costs
  • Shaw, S. M., Kleiber, D. A., & Caldwell, L. L. (1995). Leisure and identity formation in male and female adolescents: A preliminary examination. Journal of Leisure Research, 27(3), 245–263.
  • Shogren, K. A., Shaw, L. A., Raley, S. K., & Wehmeyer, M. L. (2018). The impact of personal characteristics on scores on the self‐determination inventory: Student report in adolescents with and without disabilities. Psychology in the Schools, 55(9), 1013–1026.
  • Smith, A. (2012). Hierarchy of impairment: The impact. Ethnicity and inequalities. Health and Social Care, 5(2), 70–71.
  • Smith, B., & Sparkes, A. C. (2005). Men, sport, spinal cord injury, and narratives of hope. Social Science & Medicine, 61(5), 1095–1105.
  • Spaaij, R. (2015). Refugee youth, belonging and community sport. Leisure Studies, 34(3), 303–318.
  • Stephens, C., Neil, R., & Smith, P. (2012). The perceived benefits and barriers of sport in spinal cord injured individuals: A qualitative study. Disability and Rehabilitation, 34(24), 2061–2070.
  • Thomas, C. (2004). How is disability understood? An examination of sociological approaches. Disability & Society, 19(6), 569–583.
  • Trainor, A. A. (2008). Using cultural and social capital to improve postsecondary outcomes and expand transition models for youth with disabilities. The Journal of Special Education, 42(3), 148–162.
  • United Nations (2006). Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. Retrieved from https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities/convention-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-2.html
  • Wacquant, L. (2006). Pierre Bourdieu. In R. Stones (Ed.), Key sociological thinkers (pp. 261–277). London: Macmillan.
  • Widdop, P., Cutts, D., & Jarvie, G. (2016). Omnivorousness in sport: The importance of social capital and networks. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 51(5), 596–616.
  • Wolbring, G. (2012). Expanding Ableism: Taking down the Ghettoization of impact of disability studies scholars. Societies, 2(3), 75–83.
  • Zhao, L., Lu, Y., Wang, B., Chau, P. Y. K., & Zhang, L. (2012). Cultivating the sense of belonging and motivating user participation in virtual communities: A social capital perspective. International Journal of Information Management, 32(6), 574–588.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.