Measuring difference, numbering normal setting the standards for disability in the interwar period/

Measurements, and their manipulation, have been underestimated as crucial historical forces motivating and guiding the way we think about disability. Using measurement technology as a lens, this book draws together several existing discussions on disability, phenomenology, healthcare, medical practi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: McGuire, Coreen
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, UK : Manchester University Press, 2020.
Colección:Open Access e-Books
Temas:
1900-1999
People with disabilities > History > 20th century.
Sociology of disability.
Personnes handicapées > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Handicap > Aspect sociologique.
Social & Cultural History.
MEDICAL > History.
People with disabilities
Sociology of disability
disability
measurement
normalcy
quantification
technology
interwar
classification
standardisation
history
medical humanities
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Numbering normal
  • 2 Measuring disability
  • 3. The artificial ear and the disability data gap
  • 4. The audiometer and the medicalization of hearing loss
  • 5. The spirometer and the normal subjects
  • 6. The respirator and the mechanization of normal breathing
  • 7. Measuring ourselves
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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