Essay #2 Stigma From A Wheelchair DUE DATE CHANGED

DUE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21st (new date)

After Reading Robert Murphy’s Book, The Body Silent, watching The Sessions, and viewing the 3 short documentaries by Gretchen Berland in Rolling, consider paraplegia and quadriplegia from the perspective of the wheelchair.*

·       How do the views of the paralyzed (or those becoming paralyzed) differ from society’s view of them? 

·       What are the different moral careers of the paralyzed and how do they result in different self-perceptions? (Robert Murphy, Mark ( The Sessions), Galen, Vicki & Ernie)

·       What might we do according to these paralyzed individuals to reduce their stigmatization?

Make sure that you compare and contrast the loves of the four people described in this book and film. Make sure that your analysis is informed by your reading and understanding of GOFFMAN.

*Minimum 7 paragraphs for a good expository analysis.