Abstract
Analyzing twelve semi-structured interviews with physically disabled women and the data collected at the summer camp of the Lithuanian Paraplegia Association in Monciškės and at the show “Miss Disability 2005, the article focuses on the peculiarities of the disabled women’s femininity. The article also uses several texts from the Lithuanian nerve-muscle sickness journal “Nendrelė” and life stories of young disabled women published in the youth magazine “Panelė.” The interview material enables us to conclude that most physically disabled women perceive femininity traditionally. In their view, a capability to carry out “feminine” household duties, physical beauty and a “soft” character are the main features of a woman. Internalizing normative body ideals, most disabled young women attempt to disguise their disability. The informants encounter the society’s negative attitude towards them, particularly with regard to their sexuality and motherhood. However, the data of our research reveals that the real life of physically disabled contradicts the established public attitude towards them. Most of them consider sexuality and partnership as a normal part of their lives.
Highlights
Analyzing twelve semi-structured interviews with physically disabled women and the data collected at the summer camp of the Lithuanian Paraplegia Association in Monciðkës and at the show “Miss Disability 2005, the article focuses on the peculiarities of the disabled women’s femininity
The article uses several texts from the Lithuanian nerve-muscle sickness journal “Nendrelë” and life stories of young disabled women published in the youth magazine “Panelë.”
A capability to carry out “feminine” household duties, physical beauty and a “soft” character are the main features of a woman
Summary
Èia taip pat naudojamasi kai kuriais Lietuvos serganèiøjø nervø–raumenø ligomis asociacijos þurnalo „Nendrelë“ tekstais ir þurnale „Panelë“ spausdintomis istorijomis apie neágalias merginas bei aptariama mokslinë literatûra negalios ir lyèiø tematika. Analizuojantys neágaliø moterø lyties klausimus, atskleidþia, kad neágalios moterys daþnai vertinamos kaip belytës (Meier Rey 1994; Brinkmann to Broxten, Heiler, Rieth 1999), kad jos susiduria su „dviguba diskriminacija“ (Brinkmann to Broxten, Heiler, Rieth 1999; Live 2000) ir yra ásivaizduojamos esanèios pasyvesnës nei neágalûs vyrai tokiose gyvenimo sferose, kaip partnerystë, motinystë ir tëvystë, seksualumas bei socialinis dalyvavimas (Reinikainen 2004). Siekiant apibûdinti judëjimo negalià turinèiø moterø moteriðkumo raiðkos ypatumus, èia taip pat analizuojama mokslinë literatûra. Neágaliø moterø klausta apie moteriðkumà, savybes, kurias jos iðskiria kaip svarbias moterims, motinystæ, ðeimà, kûniðkumà, seksualumà, bendravimà su prieðingos lyties asmenimis bei fizinës negalios átakà moteriðkumui
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