"It's Ignorant Stereotypes": Key Stakeholder Perspectives on Stereotypes Associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Alcohol, and Pregnancy

Autor/inn/en	Aspler, John; Bogossian, Aline; Racine, Eric
Titel	"It's Ignorant Stereotypes": Key Stakeholder Perspectives on Stereotypes Associated with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Alcohol, and Pregnancy
Quelle	In: Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability, 47 (2022) 1, S.53-64 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Aspler, John) ORCID (Bogossian, Aline)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1366-8250
DOI	10.3109/13668250.2020.1865649
Schlagwörter	Pregnancy; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Drinking; Social Bias; Stereotypes; Females; News Reporting; Caregiver Attitudes; Professional Personnel; Parenting Skills; Mothers; Criminals; Income; Foreign Countries; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schwangerschaft; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; Alkoholembryopathie; Trinken; Klischee; Weibliches Geschlecht; News report; Reportage; Personalbestand; Mother; Mutter; Straftäter; Einkommen; Ausland; Kanada
Abstract	Background: People with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) and women who drink alcohol while pregnant can experience stigma, possibly exacerbated by stereotyped media portrayals. Method: To understand experiences of FASD stakeholders and reactions to news coverage, we conducted twelve focus groups across three categories: (1) people with FASD; (2) caregivers; and (3) professionals. Themes were identified using "framework analysis." Results: We identified stereotypes about: (1) FASD (e.g., negative life trajectories); (2) alcohol and pregnancy (e.g., bad mothers); and (3) non-biological caregivers. Participants identified potential effects of FASD stereotypes (e.g., self-fulfilling prophecies) and alcohol and pregnancy stereotypes (e.g., exacerbating difficult decisions about disclosing a child's adoptive status). Conclusions: Our results align with research about difficult experiences of FASD stakeholders. However, while Canadian news analyses found people with FASD portrayed as criminals, our participants identified mostly non-crime stereotypes. Participants also sometimes shifted the burden of motherhood stereotypes from low-income to higher-income women. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01