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Handbook of disability studies /

This path-breaking handbook signals the emergence of a vital new area of scholarship, social policy and activism. It aims to be a thought-provoking, interdisciplinary, international examination of this field.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Albrecht, Gary L., Seelman, Katherine D., Bury, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, ©2001.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction: The Formation of Disability Studies ; Part I
  • The Shaping of Disability Studies as a Field; Chapter 1
  • An Institutional History of Disability ; Chapter 2
  • Counting Disability ; Chapter 3
  • Disability Definitions, Models, Classification Schemes, and Applications ; Chapter 4
  • Theorizing Disability ; Chapter 5
  • Methodological Paradigms That Shape Disability Research ; Chapter 6
  • Disability: An Interactive Person-Environment Social Creation.
  • Chapter 7
  • Representation and Its Discontents: The Uneasy Home of Disability in Literature and FilmChapter 8
  • Philosophical Issues in the Definition and Social Response to Disability; Chapter 9
  • Disability and the Sociology of the Body; Chapter 10
  • Intellectual Disabilities-Quo Vadis?; Chapter 11
  • Disability, Bioethics, and Human Rights; Chapter 12
  • Disability Studies and Electronic Networking; Part II
  • Experiencing Disability; Chapter 13
  • Divided Understandings: The Social Experience of Disability.
  • Chapter 14
  • Mapping the Family: Disability Studies and the Exploration of Parental Response to DisabilityChapter 15
  • Disability and Community: A Sociological Approach; Chapter 16
  • Welfare States and Disabled People; Chapter 17
  • Advocacy and Political Action; Chapter 18
  • Health Care Professionals and Their Attitudes toward Decisions Affecting Disabled People; Chapter 19
  • The Role of Social Networks in the Lives of Persons with Disabilities; Chapter 20
  • Inclusion/Exclusion: An Analysis of Historical and Cultural Meanings; Part III
  • Disability in Context.
  • Chapter 21
  • Disability Culture: Assimilation or Inclusion?Chapter 22
  • Identity Politics, Disability, and Culture; Chapter 23
  • Making the Difference: Disability, Politics, and Recognition; Chapter 24
  • Disability Human Rights, Law, and Policy; Chapter 25
  • The Political Economy of the Disability Marketplace; Chapter 26
  • Disability and Health Policy: The Role of Markets in the Delivery of Health Services; Chapter 27
  • Disability Benefit Programs: Can We Improve the Return-to-Work Record?
  • Chapter 28
  • A Disability Studies Perspective on Employment Issues and Policies for Disabled People: An International ViewChapter 29
  • Science and Technology Policy: Is Disability a Missing Factor?; Chapter 30
  • Disability, Education, and Inclusion: Cross-Cultural Issues and Dilemmas; Chapter 31
  • Support Systems: The Interface between Individuals and Environments; Chapter 32
  • The Relationship between Disabled People and Health and Welfare Professionals; Chapter 33
  • Public Health Trends in Disability: Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 34
  • Disability in the Developing World; Author Index.