A 14 December 2023 article in The Times of London reported on a US study which found that “Murderers who look untrustworthy get harsher sentences … The results imply, the authors said, that facial stereotypes… Read More »article “Death penalty ‘more likely’ for dodgy looking men”
Thanks to Margaret Boyes and John Armstrong for sharing the following news article with me, concerning the proposed opening in a suburban neighborhood of a group residence for adults with addiction. In my reading, the… Read More »‘Not In My Backyard’ (NIMBY)
Online resource about prejudice and stereotypes around impairment. The slide show cites Bogdan and Biklen, Allport, as well as Wolfensberger on socially devalued roles.
Thanks to Guy Caruso for sending me the link to this article about a proposal to build a Halloween haunted house attraction on the former grounds of the Pennhurst State School and Hospital in Pennsylvania,… Read More »Menace role and Pennhurst
The NY Times ran a column on August 22 in an ongoing series of columns entitled ‘Modern Love.’ This particular column was by a sister describing her brother with Down’s syndrome. * Reflect on how… Read More »NY Times article: ‘My Brother’s Keeper (Assembly Required)’