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Disability Studies Today

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Author : Colin Barnes
language : en
Publisher: Polity
Release Date : 2002-12-13

Disability Studies Today written by Colin Barnes and has been published by Polity this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-12-13 with Social Science categories.

Over recent years there has been an unprecedented upsurge of interest in the general area of disability and disability studies amongst academics and researchers throughout the world. This has generated an increasingly expansive literature, from a variety of perspectives, including cultural studies, development studies, geography, history, philosophy, social policy, social psychology and sociology. Perhaps inevitably, given this heightened interest, a number of important challenges and debates have emerged which raise many significant questions for all those interested in this newly emergent and increasingly important field. Disability Studies Today provides an invaluable introduction to and an overview of these concerns and controversies. Although the field is increasingly interdisciplinary in nature, the emphasis is primarily a sociological one since sociology continues to play a central role in the development of disability studies. Whilst the focus is primarily on theoretical innovation and advancement, the arguments presented in this book have important political and policy implications for both disabled and non-disabled people. Moreover, since disability studies, like ethnic, women's and gay and lesbian studies, has developed from a position of engagement and activism rather than one of detachment, the articles in this volume maintain this tradition. The book contains contributions from established figures, as well as newcomers to the field. Topics covered include: the history of the development of disability studies in Britain and America, key ideas, issues and thinkers, the role of the body, divisions and hierarchies, history, power and identity, work, politics and the disabled peoples' movement, globalization, human rights, research and the role of the academy. This book will prove invaluable to scholars, researchers, students and policy makers and, indeed, all those involved in this increasingly important area of social enquiry.

Disability Research Today

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Author : Tom Shakespeare
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-03-05

Disability Research Today written by Tom Shakespeare and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-05 with Social Science categories.

Grouped around four central themes – illness and impairment, disabling processes, care and control, and communication and representations – this collection offers a fresh perspective on disability research, showing how theory and data can be brought together in new and exciting ways. Disability Research Today starts by showing how engaging with issues around illness and impairment is vital to a multidisciplinary understanding of disability as a social process. The second section explores factors that affect disabled people, such as homelessness, violence and unemployment. The third section turns to social care, and how disabled people are prevented from living with independence and dignity. Finally, the last section examines how different imagery and technology impacts our understandings of disability and deafness. Showcasing empirical work from a range of countries, including Japan, Norway, Italy, Australia, India, the UK, Turkey, Finland and Iceland, this collection shows how disability studies can be simultaneously sophisticated, accessible and policy-relevant. Disability Research Today is suitable for students and researchers in disability studies, sociology, social policy, social work, nursing and health studies.

Disability Studies Quarterly

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999

Disability Studies Quarterly written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with People with disabilities categories.

Deaf And Disability Studies

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Author : Susan Burch
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

Deaf And Disability Studies written by Susan Burch and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Education categories.

This collection presents 14 essays by renowned scholars on Deaf people, Deafhood, Deaf histories, and Deaf identity and their intersection with general disabilities activism, alliances, boundaries, and overlaps.

An Introduction To Disability Studies

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Author : David Johnstone
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2012-07-26

An Introduction To Disability Studies written by David Johnstone and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-26 with Education categories.

Disability studies has become a legitimate area of academic study. It is multi-disciplinary in its critique of the oppressions that have historically "dumped" disabled people on the margins of society. This fully revised and updated edition not only explains disability studies as an academic field of inquiry, it also explores many of the current issues affecting the lives and circumstances of disabled people. The book explores and analyzes "quality of life" factors in the lives of disabled people in relation to the professional development of undergraduates and examines the emergence of "rights" for disabled people in the local area, the UK and abroad. The author indicates the strengths and weaknesses of organizations "of" and "for" disabled people, and provides examples of individual and institutional oppressions against disabled people and "success stories," exploring how these have been overcome in education and employment. The book suggests how disabled and non-disabled people can collaborate in the development of inclusive communities and neighborhoods. The text is suitable for students taking courses in the areas of health, social care and allied services at NVQ, BTEC, Degree and PGCE level. The author encourages students to raise their own questions and develop their own forms of inquiry.

International Disability Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991

International Disability Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with People with disabilities categories.

Encyclopedia Of Disability

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Author : Gary L Albrecht
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications, Incorporated
Release Date : 2006

Encyclopedia Of Disability written by Gary L Albrecht and has been published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Medical categories.

SAGE Reference is proud to announce the five-volume Encyclopedia of Disability. This encyclopedia represents the first attempt to bring an authoritative reference resource to the many faces of disability. More than 500 world-renowned scholars have written over 1,000 entries —in a clear, accessible style—with the desire to bring all students, researchers, and interested readers closer to the daily experience of disability. Volumes 1 - 4 cover disability A to Z, including a reader's guide, comprehensive bibliography, and index. Volume 5 contains a wealth of primary source documents in the field of disability. The Encyclopedia of Disability is a must-have reference for all academic libraries, large public libraries, and any social science, medical, legal, or governmental reference collections. Non-governmental organizations, charitable foundations, and law firms will also want to add this set to their collections.

Literature And Disability

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Author : Alice Hall
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-08-11

Literature And Disability written by Alice Hall and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-11 with Literary Criticism categories.

Literature and Disability introduces readers to the field of disability studies and the ways in which a focus on issues of impairment and the representation of disability can provide new approaches to reading and writing about literary texts. Disability plays a central role in much of the most celebrated literature, yet it is only in recent years that literary criticism has begun to consider the aesthetic, ethical and literary challenges that this poses. The author explores: key debates and issues in disability studies today different forms of impairment, with the aim of showing the diversity and ambiguity of the term "disability" the intersection between literary critical approaches to disability and feminist, post-colonial, and autobiographical writing genre and representations of disability in relation to literary forms including novels, short stories, poems, plays and life writing This volume provides students and academics with an accessible overview of literary critical approaches to disability representation.

Implementing The Social Model Of Disability

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Author : Colin Barnes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

Implementing The Social Model Of Disability written by Colin Barnes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Disability studies categories.

Journal Of Disability Policy Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

Journal Of Disability Policy Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Disability studies categories.