Sponsor
Portland State University. Social Work and Social Research Ph. D. Program
First Advisor
Ben Anderson-Nathe
Date of Publication
Summer 7-20-2018
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Social Work and Social Research
Department
Social Work
Language
English
Subjects
Intellectual disability, Sex, Genealogy (Philosophy), Michel Foucault (1926-1984)
DOI
10.15760/etd.6389
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 231 pages)
Abstract
A genealogical framework highlights the important role sexuality has played in constructing the current label of intellectual disability (ID). The genealogical framework is meant to replace the social, medical, and/or rights-based model(s) that have dominated social work and social services working in the disability field. With this framework, or perspective, I use a Foucaultian discourse analysis to read through seminal texts regarding person-centered practice.
Person-centered practice is the foremost intervention used in social work, and other disciplines, to work with people labeled with intellectual disability. My research questions focus on what is revealed about ID in PCP through a genealogical framework and what implications do these discoveries hold for sexuality education and social services, including social workers?
Predetermined concepts taken from the genealogical framework are used in the Foucaultian discourse analysis. These concepts (subject, government, biopower, and normalization) provide insight into how ID has been constructed and maintained through the practice of person-centered processes. Paradoxes emerge throughout the analysis, providing space for productive resistance by professionals working in sexuality education and social services to improve equity for people labeled with intellectual disability, specifically regarding their sexuality and healthy expression of it.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/26198
Recommended Citation
Winges-Yanez, Nick, "A Foucaultian Discourse Analysis of Person-Centered Practice Using a Genealogical Framework of Intellectual Disability" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4505.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6389
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