Towards A Model Of Disability Disclosure

摘要: The model of relational development and decline in close relationships selfdisclosure contains six agents: definition, time, attributional processes, liking, reciprocity, goals. purpose the is to describe process relationship between peers. This phenomenology investigated disclosures members a minority group member majority context work. Each agent discussed terms commonalities differences experience twelve participants with invisible disabilities interviewed. Title I Americans Disabilities Act requires adults disclose information about disability, provide requested documentation, suggest accommodations (P.L. 101-336). responsibility seek rests solely on disabled person. type disclosure made for accommodation access educational institutions, materials, or formal learning opportunities. Disclosure most often occurs situations such as training programs. Disabled people are expected by able-bodied co-workers explain nature and/or ramifications their disability. Our workplaces become places risk when considering whether not how much appropriate (Dycke, 1999). Once disability status disclosed, person (could pass an person) becomes suspect future interactions may be tainted (Rocco, 1997). While experiences visible quite different 2001). adult education workplace settings without development. Relationships important informal occur. Informal natural settings, which have “potential fact organize our learning” (Merriam & Caffarella, 1999, p. 396, italics original). In contrast selfdirected projects initiated learner, at work can facilitated co-worker knowledge employee need knowledge. way received, perceived, acted make difference will approach new situation work, mentoring other (Chelune, 1979). question does affect opportunities coworkers that enable employees department position learn jobs groups, through mentoring, non structured job training, simply interacting around water cooler. learning, non-structured (whether not), organizations all these forms structures facilitate involve people. develop personal disclosures, include one’s gained outside Individuals from groups find themselves having teach dominant cultural group. Model Relational Development Decline Self-disclosure involves verbal presentation another cause experiences, dispositions, past events, plans (Derlega Grzelak, Telling someone “something truly personal” implies trust kept confidential (Derlega, Metts, Petronio, Margulis, 1993, 2). Derlega et al. (1993) propose self-disclosure. agents (the foundation specific research questions): definition refers mutually transformative power has disclosure. represents individual collective thinking behaviors. For instance, “when certain ways, recipient expected, forced, define differently” 15). Time assumes intensify gradually systematically allowing message exchanges superficial intimate. timing self-disclosure attitude towards discloser. Attributional processes why individuals tell something assigns dispositional, situational, interpersonal attributions self-disclosures. casual relationship, dispositional situational attribution simple means attributes person’s openness time. Interpersonal felt occur because making wants redefine behavior Liking leads fondness determined recipient’s perception. Disclosures violate normative expectations lead liking. discloser share too they like elicit negative response Reciprocity return same level intimacy generating “sensitive disclosure’s self-imposed vulnerability” “the conversational demand topically relevant” 34). Goals achieving degree catharsis, managing positive image, gaining information, indicating definitions 1993). serves functions including expression, self-clarification, social validation, development, control Social used achieve results, operating controlling, even exploitive purpose. Relationship vehicle promoting, maintaining, increasing relationship. validation elicits feedback validate self-concept. Self-clarification talking beliefs opinions clarify position. Expression verbalizing feelings recent facet situation. Data Collection Analysis Originally, began disclosure, my interest was phenomenon disclosing purposes accommodation. struck me catch-22 require against them hiring promotion decisions. expanded consequences unit analysis (Creswell, 2003).