Ridgeway Partnership (Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust), Horspath Driftway, Oxford, UK.
J Appl Res Intellect Disabil. 2012 Mar;25(2):177-88. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2011.00655.x. Epub 2011 Nov 1.
National and international polices promote the acceptance, integration and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities into mainstream society. However, there is little systematic research into general population attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities, and even less research, which considers the impact of culture on attitudes. The aim of this study was to explore how young people from White British and South Asian backgrounds differ in their attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities and above all, how they arrive at their beliefs.
A qualitative design utilizing focus groups and individual interviews with White British and South Asian adolescents aged 16-19 years (N = 61) was employed. Questionnaire data were collected to compare this sample to findings from a larger study run concurrently (Attitudes to people with intellectual disabilities: a cross cultural study. Thesis, University College London). Interview and focus group data were analysed using thematic analysis.
Thematic analysis yielded five themes and pointed to widespread confusion about the concept of 'intellectual disability', not helped by the continuing invisibility of people with intellectual disabilities in the media. Participants expressed many positive beliefs, yet closer analysis revealed that underlying these may be more ambivalent or even hostile attitudes. Key differences between the two cultural groups are discussed.
The findings highlight the need for raising public awareness and the importance of culturally sensitive support.
国家和国际政策提倡接受、融入和包容智障人士融入主流社会。然而，对于普通人群对智障人士的态度，几乎没有系统的研究，更不用说考虑文化对态度的影响了。本研究旨在探讨白种英国人和南亚背景的年轻人在对待智障人士的态度上有何不同，尤其是他们如何形成自己的信念。
采用焦点小组和白种英国人和南亚青少年（年龄 16-19 岁）个人访谈的定性设计（N=61）。收集问卷数据，以将该样本与同时进行的更大规模研究的结果进行比较（对智障人士的态度：跨文化研究。论文，伦敦大学学院）。使用主题分析对访谈和焦点小组数据进行分析。
主题分析产生了五个主题，并指出人们对“智力残疾”的概念普遍感到困惑，媒体对智力残疾人的持续隐形化无济于事。参与者表达了许多积极的信念，但更仔细的分析表明，这些信念的背后可能是更矛盾甚至敌对的态度。讨论了两个文化群体之间的关键差异。
研究结果强调了提高公众意识和提供文化敏感支持的必要性。
