Friendship. Interviews with persons with intellectual disabilities

• Focus is on friendship and persons with intellectual disabilities. Previous studies on social networks of persons with disabilities have shown that many persons live isolated and are not integrated in society. The article is based on a survey on integration and social interaction and the interviews were made both by video telephone and in personal communication. Sign language, pictures and Pictogram symbols were used to support the spoken language since most of the participants had a poorly developmed speech or were unable to talk verbally.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Annan samhällsvetenskap -- Övrig annan samhällsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Other Social Sciences -- Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap -- Kommunikationsvetenskap (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Media and Communications -- Communication Studies (hsv//eng)

Keyword

friendship

interviews

intellectual disabilities

adolescents

young adults

Children

Barn

Youth research

Ungdomsforskning

Human communication

Kommunikation mellan människor

Child and Youth Science

barn- och ungdomsvetenskap

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)