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Beyond spatial segregation debates: Defining ‘social inclusion’ for people with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia through grounded action methodology

dc.contributor.authorDempsey, Trisha
dc.contributor.copyright-releaseNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.degreeMaster of Artsen_US
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Sociology & Social Anthropologyen_US
dc.contributor.ethics-approvalReceiveden_US
dc.contributor.external-examinerN/Aen_US
dc.contributor.graduate-coordinatorDr. Elizabeth Fittingen_US
dc.contributor.manuscriptsNot Applicableen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Ingrid Waldronen_US
dc.contributor.thesis-readerDr. Christopher Hellanden_US
dc.contributor.thesis-supervisorDr. Robin Oakleyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-08-26T11:55:17Z
dc.date.available2015-08-26T11:55:17Z
dc.date.defence2015-08-17
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThrough the application of grounded action methodology, the following research issue emerged from interviews with the study’s participants in Nova Scotia: even though all participants believed in social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities, they expressed conflicting opinions about spatially segregated environments and activities (i.e. segregated education, special care homes, Adult Service Centres, and Special Olympics). This reflects a lack of clarity and consensus around the definition of social inclusion, and how it should be facilitated. Grounded in an analysis of the interview data, this study’s explanatory theory indicates that participants were able to justify various opinions by focusing on one or more of the following three pairs of concepts: respect and equality, opportunities and self-determination, or friendship and belonging. Building upon the explanatory theory, this study presents a holistic definition of social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia that can bypass gridlocked debates about spatial segregation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10222/60959
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectNova Scotiaen_US
dc.subjectIntellectual disabilityen_US
dc.subjectSocial inclusionen_US
dc.subjectGrounded action methodologyen_US
dc.subjectSpatial segregationen_US
dc.titleBeyond spatial segregation debates: Defining ‘social inclusion’ for people with intellectual disabilities in Nova Scotia through grounded action methodologyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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