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Kancah stigma dalam kalangan mahasiswa kurang upaya di sebuah Universiti di Malaysia
Muhamad Nadhir Abdul Nasir1, Rosila Bee Mohd Hussain2.
Stigma is a form of negative social interaction that exists in our society and its
existence should not be taken lightly and must be neutralised. This is because those
who are stigmatised are at risk of facing all sorts of prejudice, discrimination, and
segregation. Disabled people are a minority social group that is affected by this
negativity. Stigma is not only given by society, but it can also be formed in oneself.
This article discusses findings from interviews with ten disabled undergraduate
students with different types of disabilities. The result shows that not only do the
aforementioned stigmas exist in respondents’ lives, but there are also two forms of
stigma: stigma which is given by the disabled community among themselves and
stigma towards disabled persons by their non-disabled counterparts. In conclusion,
the author gives some suggestions for consideration to combat stigma and disabling
social environments in higher education.
Affiliation:
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
- University of Malaya, Malaysia
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