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Summary:

"Disability Studies is an area of study which examines social, political, cultural, and economic factors that define 'disability' and establish personal and collective responses to difference. This insightful new text will introduce readers to the discipline of Disability Studies and enable them to engage in the lively debates within the field. By offering an accessible yet rigorous approach to Disability Studies, the authors provide a critical analysis of key current issues and consider ways in which the subject can be studied through national and international perspectives, policies, culture and history.Key debates include:The relationship between activism and the academyWays to study cultural and media representations of disabilityThe importance of disability history and how societies can changeNational and international perspectives on children, childhood and education Political perspectives on disability and identityThe place of the body in disability theoryThis text offers real-world examples of topics that are important to debates and offers a much needed truly international scope on the questions at hand. It is an essential read for any individual studying, practising or with an interest in Disability Studies"-- [Provided by publisher]

Table of Contents:

• Machine generated contents note: pt. I Approaching disability
• 1. Approaching disability: foundational perspectives
• 2. Approaching disability: global perspectives
• pt. II Critical perspectives
• 3. Critical perspectives on disability and childhood
• 4. Critical perspectives on disability and culture
• 5. Critical perspectives on disability and history
• 6. Critical perspectives on disability and identity politics
• pt. III Critical issues
• 7. Critical issues: researching disabled children in the social world
• 8. Critical issues: theorising bodies in the social world
• pt. IV Conclusion and future directions
• 9. Conclusion: final thoughts and future directions.

Author/Creator:

Mallett, Rebecca , author

Contributors:

Runswick-Cole, Katherine , author

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Approaching disability: critical issues and perspectives [by Mallett, R.]

Subjects:

Disability studies

People with disabilities

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Digital Characteristics:

text file

Call Numbers:

HV1568.2 .M35 2014eb

ISBNs:

1317657527 (electronic bk.)
9781317657521 (electronic bk.)
9780415735896 (hardback) [Invalid]
0415735890 (hardback) [Invalid]
9781408279069 (paperback) [Invalid]
1408279061 (paperback) [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

882771233

Other Control Numbers:

806232 (source: EbpS)
[Unknown Type]: ybp11952107