Jones Siân E
Division of Psychology, Sociology and Education, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2025 Jul;64(3):e12893. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12893.
Ableism, encompassing discrimination and social oppression of disabled people, which results in their marginalization, persists as a significant global barrier to equity and inclusion. This paper explores how social psychological research can inform strategies to combat ableism by analysing the social processes that underlie ableist attitudes and actions. Social Identity Theory speaks to the role of identity in countering the marginalization of disabled people, while the Stereotype Content Model helps us to understand the origins of the stigma often attached to 'disability'. Research in these two fields is reviewed alongside discursive research in social psychology, to determine how to work towards a more anti-ableist society. Based on my experience as a social psychologist and disabled person, and by integrating theoretical insights with practical applications, this paper advocates for a multi-level social psychological approach to building anti-ableist spaces, emphasizing educational and social policy recommendations.
能力主义，包括对残疾人的歧视和社会压迫，导致他们被边缘化，仍然是全球公平和包容的重大障碍。本文通过分析导致能力主义态度和行为的社会过程，探讨社会心理学研究如何为打击能力主义的策略提供信息。社会认同理论阐述了身份认同在对抗残疾人边缘化方面的作用，而刻板印象内容模型则帮助我们理解通常与“残疾”相关的污名的根源。本文回顾了这两个领域的研究以及社会心理学中的话语研究，以确定如何努力建设一个更具反能力主义的社会。基于我作为社会心理学家和残疾人的经验，并将理论见解与实际应用相结合，本文倡导采用多层次的社会心理学方法来构建反能力主义空间，强调教育和社会政策建议。
