Modern Russian and international paradigms of social work and rehabilitation for men with disabilities, including participants of the special military operation: a scientific review

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This article analyzes contemporary Russian and international paradigms of social work and rehabilitation for men with disabilities, including participants of the Special Military Operation. The evolution of theoretical approaches to disability is examined—from the classical medical and social models to modern integrative concepts, including the biopsychosocial approach and the agency- and resource-based approach. Particular attention is paid to the role of masculinity as a socio-psychological factor influencing the adaptation and integration of men with disabilities into public life.

The results of empirical research based on the medico-social approach to disability, as well as on the concepts of self-preservation behavior, family well-being, quality of life, and normalization of life for people with disabilities, are analyzed. The review also considers data reflecting respondents’ views on mechanisms of social rehabilitation, measures of governmental and public support, and manifestations of stigma against men with disabilities. Changes in public attitudes toward disability have been identified; however, the review also reveals a scientific and methodological gap that hinders the development of effective strategies for social, medical, and psychological rehabilitation programs for men with disabilities, particularly for participants of the Special Military Operation, in family, professional, and public spheres of life.

Thus, this scientific review contributes to the development of the sociology of disability by providing a comprehensive analysis of modern approaches and their applicability in the Russian context. The findings provide a basis for recommendations aimed at modernizing social policy, including the development of interdisciplinary rehabilitation programs and the incorporation of gender-specific considerations in work with men with disabilities.

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Tamara К. Rostovskaya

Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Author for correspondence.
Email: rostovskaya.tamara@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1629-7780
SPIN-code: 1129-8400

Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Professor

Russian Federation, Moscow

Olga E. Fomina

Vladimir State University

Email: olgazemskova@inbox.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0959-4557
SPIN-code: 8226-1840

Cand. Sci. (Pedagogy)

Russian Federation, Murom

Yana S. Rocheva

Federal Scientific and Educational Centre of Medical and Social Expertise and Rehabilitation named after G.A. Albrecht

Email: rocheva_yana@mail.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7162-8917
SPIN-code: 3093-5092

Cand. Sci. (Sociology)

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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