Attitudes towards disability and social networks: some evidence

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Published: Nov 29, 2014
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v4.835
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Evaluation attitudes down syndrome internet content analysis

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Raluca Tomşa
Universidad de Bucarest
Jesús López Lucas
Universidad de Salamanca
Cristina Jenaro
Universidad de Salamanca
Noelia Flores
Universidad de Salamanca
Mª Isabel Ruiz
Universidad de Extremadura

Abstract

One of the ways increasingly used to transmit information and therefore to model behaviors and attitudes is the Internet and more specifically, tools such as YouTube or Twitter. This study analyzes attitudes towards people with Down syndrome after analyzing the content of the comments on two videos about these people. One of the videos has been made in Spain and the other in Romania. The answers were coded using five dimensions of factors identified in previous studies on attitudes towards people with disabilities: positive vision, personal involvement, Rights, Capabilities and Stereotypes. The results revealed the existence of attitudes that range from acceptance and vindication of their rights to overprotection and stereotyped attitudes. The results are presented and suggestions for future research are offered.

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Tomşa, R., López Lucas, J., Jenaro, C., Flores, N., & Ruiz, M. I. (2014). Attitudes towards disability and social networks: some evidence. International Journal of Developmental and Educational Psychology. Revista INFAD De Psicología., 4(1), 597–604. https://doi.org/10.17060/ijodaep.2014.n1.v4.835
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Vol. 4 No. 1 (2014): THE PSYCHOLOGY OF TODAY
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