| Abstract
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Bakhtin's suggestion that a unified truth … Bakhtin's suggestion that a unified truth demands a 'multiplicity of consciousnesses' seems particularly relevant in the 'globally connected age'. At a time when the {DIY/'punk} ethic' seems to prevail online, and Wikipedia and blogging means that anyone with access to the Internet can enter into public deliberation, it is worth considering the potential for mass communication systems to create meaningful changes in the way that 'disability' is theorized. Based on the findings of qualitative research, this study explores competing interpretations of disability, specifically dialogue online over the meaning of Down's syndrome, from the vantage point of an approach towards language analysis that emanates from the work of the Bakhtin Circle. It will be shown that, suitably revised and supplemented, elements of Bakhtinian theory provide powerful tools for understanding online relations and changes in the notion of disability. It will also be shown that, while activists in the disabled people's movement have managed to effect modest changes to the way that disability is theorized, both online and in the 'real world', there remains a great deal still to be achieved. This study allows us to understand better the social struggles faced by disabled people and the opportunities open to them.people and the opportunities open to them.
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| Added by wikilit team
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Added on initial load +
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| Collected data time dimension
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Longitudinal +
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| Comments
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Wikipedia is a proper tool to see how the meaning of the concepts has changed and evolved
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| Conclusion
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Online relations are said to be global, vi … Online relations are said to be global, virtual, ubiquitously mediated and thus malleable.
Revised and supplemented, specifically with reference to the social model, elements of Bakhtinian theory provide powerful tools for understanding changes in
the meaning of disability.
While it may act as an index of changing attitudes, language-use, in itself, can also be seen to have a profound impact in terms of change.
Out of the many competing perspectives on Down’s syndrome, and disability in general, there is the potential for meaningful agreement.is the potential for meaningful agreement.
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| Data source
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Interview responses +
, Wikipedia pages +
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| Doi
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10.1177/1363459309358598 +
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| Google scholar url
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http://scholar.google.com/scholar?ie=UTF-8&q=%22Struggles%2Bonline%2Bover%2Bthe%2Bmeaning%2Bof%2B%27down%27s%2Bsyndrome%27%3A%2Ba%2B%27dialogic%27%2Binterpretation%22 +
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| Has author
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Nicholas Cimini +
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| Has domain
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Rhetoric +
, Health +
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| Has topic
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Deliberative collaboration +
, Health information source +
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| Issue
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4 +
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| Month
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July +
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| Pages
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398-414 +
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| Peer reviewed
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Yes +
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| Publication type
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Journal article +
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| Published in
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Health (London, England: 1997) +
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| Research design
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Grounded theory +
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| Research questions
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it is worth considering the potential for … it is worth considering the potential for mass communication systems to create meaningful changes in the way that ‘disability’ is theorized. Based on the findings of qualitative research, this study explores competing interpretations of disability, specifically dialogue online over the meaning of Down’s syndrome, from the vantage point of an approach towards language analysis that emanates from the work of the Bakhtin Circle.nates from the work of the Bakhtin Circle.
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| Revid
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10,951 +
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| Theories
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Elements of Bakhtinian theory provide powerful tools for understanding online relations and changes in the notion of disability
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| Theory type
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Explanation +
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| Title
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Struggles online over the meaning of 'down's syndrome': a 'dialogic' interpretation
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| Unit of analysis
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Article +
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| Url
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20603309 +
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| Volume
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14 +
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| Wikipedia coverage
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Case +
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| Wikipedia data extraction
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Live Wikipedia +
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| Wikipedia language
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English +
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| Wikipedia page type
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Article +
, History +
, Discussion and Q&A +
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| Year
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2010 +
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| Creation dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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15 March 2012 20:30:16 +
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| Categories |
Deliberative collaboration +
, Health information source +
, Rhetoric +
, Health +
, Publications +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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30 January 2014 20:31:28 +
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