(Ab)normality in the mirror of the society. Oppressive models, divisions and projects of corporeality as a context for the experience of women with visible disabilities

The article discusses the perception of physical otherness. The author compares theoretical knowledge regarding the mechanisms according to which stereotypes function with the empirical approach to the concept of femininity. The content of the article is intended to provoke reflection on the condition of value system in the society and to show the complexity behind the gender-related aspects of self-identity. The core of this analysis is to answer the question: ‘What lays the basis for the sense of femininity?’; especially for disabled people, a group which seems to somehow diverge from commonly accepted norms. Research findings quoted In the article allow to approach the problem from a different perspective in order to rediscover the power of femininity which comes primarly from non-physical traits. The author’s intention is to show what criteria of judgement are used in the contemporary society, as well as to emphasize the importance of the often ignored phenomenon discussed in the article.The article discusses the perception of physical otherness. The author compares theoretical knowledge regarding the mechanisms according to which stereotypes function with the empirical approach to the concept of femininity. The content of the article is intended to provoke reflection on the condition of value system in the society and to show the complexity behind the gender-related aspects of self-identity. The core of this analysis is to answer the question: ‘What lays the basis for the sense of femininity?’; especially for disabled people, a group which seems to somehow diverge from commonly accepted norms. Research findings quoted In the article allow to approach the problem from a different perspective in order to rediscover the power of femininity which comes primarly from non-physical traits. The author’s intention is to show what criteria of judgement are used in the contemporary society, as well as to emphasize the importance of the often ignored phenomenon discussed in the article