DISABLED PEOPLE, RELIGION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION Cover Image

ENGELLİLER, DİN VE SOSYAL DIŞLANMA
DISABLED PEOPLE, RELIGION AND SOCIAL EXCLUSION

Author(s): Yunus Bucuka
Subject(s): Psychology, Sociology, Sociology of Religion
Published by: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Disability; Religious Socialization; Social Exclusion; Exclusion from Religious Social Life;

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine how disabled people undergo a process of religious socialization and the problems they experienced during this process of socialization, the areas where they are exposed to social exclusion and the extent of this exclusion within the framework of their life and experiences. In addition, it is aimed to increase the level of social awareness and consciousness towards disabled people and to contribute to the production of social policies that can enable them to integrate with society. The research is a descriptive qualitative research and is based on the phenomenological model of qualitative research models. The study area is composed of orthopedically handicapped, visually impaired and hearing impaired people living in Bingöl province. In the research, in-depth interviews are conducted with the help of thirty handicapped individuals with the help of semi-structured forms. In the study, it was concluded that people with disabilities experienced social exclusion in many areas. The foremost areas where they live exclusion are the ones such as social life, education, social and cultural activities. In addition to these, it is determined that they experience social exclusion in religious social activities and religious service areas.

  • Issue Year: 9/2019
  • Issue No: 18
  • Page Range: 899-929
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Turkish