Attitudes of Able-Bodied People Toward Clergy with Impairments: A Photo Elicitation

The purpose of this study was to describe attitudes that able-bodied people have towards clergy with mobility impairments. Participants consented to a photo elicitation study in which they were shown a photograph of a male clergy person and of a female clergy person, both in full vestments and sitti...

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Authors: Brennan, James R. (Author) ; Rutledge, Debra (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2013
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2013, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 77-90
Further subjects:B Disability
B Attitudes
B Clergy
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to describe attitudes that able-bodied people have towards clergy with mobility impairments. Participants consented to a photo elicitation study in which they were shown a photograph of a male clergy person and of a female clergy person, both in full vestments and sitting in wheelchairs in front of an altar. The results demonstrated that able-bodied parishioners’ attitudes toward clergy with impairments are complex, but generally supportive. These findings highlight the concept of disability as a sociocultural construction.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/15228967.2013.780829