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An analysis of the representation of people with mental handicaps in a British newspaper

An analysis of the representation of people with mental handicaps in a British newspaper Articles from a British newspaper were analysed in terms of: the roles into which they cast the people with mental handicaps to whom they referred; and the frequency of their juxtaposition with other devalued groups. Results suggested that the articles were not representative in their description of people with mental handicaps, describing them as being children and patients more frequently than would be expected. Juxtapositions, particularly with people having mental health problems, occurred in about a third of the articles. Comparative analysis of the articles written by staff reporters and those written by non‐staff suggested that the newspaper's own reporters were more likely to misrepresent the population of people with mental handicaps than other writers. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities Wiley

An analysis of the representation of people with mental handicaps in a British newspaper

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
"Copyright © 1990 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company"
ISSN
1360-2322
eISSN
1468-3148
DOI
10.1111/j.1468-3148.1990.tb00081.x
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Abstract

Articles from a British newspaper were analysed in terms of: the roles into which they cast the people with mental handicaps to whom they referred; and the frequency of their juxtaposition with other devalued groups. Results suggested that the articles were not representative in their description of people with mental handicaps, describing them as being children and patients more frequently than would be expected. Juxtapositions, particularly with people having mental health problems, occurred in about a third of the articles. Comparative analysis of the articles written by staff reporters and those written by non‐staff suggested that the newspaper's own reporters were more likely to misrepresent the population of people with mental handicaps than other writers.

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Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual DisabilitiesWiley

Published: Jan 1, 1990

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