MEANING OF LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH TYPICAL DEVELOPMENT AND THOSE WITH INTELLECTUAL, HEARING AND VISUAL DISABILITIES
Keywords:
meaning of life, purpose of life, young people with intellectual, visual and hearing disabilities.Abstract
The meaning of life comes from some needs and
naïve possibilities and it`s build progressively under the
influence of the values promoted by a subculture but also
from some significant life experiences. Therefore, current
behaviors are determined by needs but also by aspirations
under the form of the meaning of life. We shall detect
behaviors of satisfying some needs, of promotion, of defense
and of avoidance of a self-image, of some values and even
of a life philosophy that represent a hole that we named
`meaning of life`.
This meaning of life, being built under the social norms
influences, will present resemblance but will also differ from
one individual to another through significant experiences and
disability. Therefore, we wanted to study some constitutive
aspects of the meaning of life with young people with typical
development and with intellectual, visual and hearing
disabilities.
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