This is an exciting new introductory textbook for anyone studying disability. As well as providing an excellent overview of the existing literature in the area, the book also develops an understanding of disability that has implications for both sociology and society.
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"Disability studies have been ignored by mainstream sociology for far too long. This book will place them squarely on the academic agenda and is a must for all self-respecting sociologists." M. J. Oliver, University of Greenwich
"This book makes a significant contribution to the developing theory of disability, and does not shy away from exploring the theoretical fuzziness that is commonly found in the field. Comprehensive in scope, the work both examines the issues involved in a socio-political social justice and rights approach to disability, and surveys the ideas of most of the key thinkers in this developing area." Marcia H. Rioux, Ph D, President, Roeher Institute
"This is a very readable, scholarly, thoughtful and thought-provoking text, which should be a set book on disability studies courses, including those within sociology departments." Len Barton, Department of Educational Studies, University of Sheffield
'Exploring Disability provides a comprehensive introduction to the sociology of disability suggesting areas of enquiry that could be explored in greater depth ... This book provides a necessary foundation for developing a fuller understanding of ... areas within a sociological framework. In consequence it makes a significant contrbution to the discipline of sociology.' Sociology
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This is an exciting new introductory textbook for anyone studying disability. As well as providing an excellent overview of the existing literature in the area, the book also develops an understanding of disability that has implications for both sociology and society.
Over the last three decades our understanding of disability has changed dramatically. Once perceived as a largely medical problem affecting only a small number of people, it is now regarded as a major social and political issue. Exploring Disability charts both the traditional and contemporary approaches to the area before focusing on the social model of disability. In a series of chapters, the authors then go on to look at the relationship between disabled people and areas such as medical sociology, disability studies, social policy, politics and culture. The book ends with an exploration of the future of theory and research on disability.
Exploring Disability will be indispensable for students seeking to understand disability within sociology, disability studies, social policy, politics, cultural studies, and health-related disciplines including medicine.
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As we enter the third millennium, concern about the social and political dimensions of disablement has intensified considerably. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
accredited impairments, social model approach, medical sociology literature, black disabled people, disability theorists, disabling imagery, disabled identity, disability arts, disability theory, disabling barriers, disability press, people with impairments, disabled activists, disabling images, charity advertising, disabling society, perceived impairments, many disabled people, disability researchers, disabled characters, disabled women, disability politics, disability culture, disability identity, biographical disruption Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mike Oliver, Disability Discrimination Act, Jenny Morris, United States, Community Care Act, Disability Alliance, North American, United Nations, British Council of Disabled People, Disabilities Act, Disabled People's International, Disablement Income Group, National Assistance Act, Paul Hunt, United Kingdom, Vic Finkelstein, Able Lives, American Independent Living Movement, Audit Commission, Pride Against Prejudice, Spinal Injuries Association, Women's Experience of Paralysis New!
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As we enter the third millennium, concern about the social and political dimensions of disablement has intensified considerably. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
accredited impairments, social model approach, medical sociology literature, black disabled people, disability theorists, disabling imagery, disabled identity, disability arts, disability theory, disabling barriers, disability press, people with impairments, disabled activists, disabling images, charity advertising, disabling society, perceived impairments, many disabled people, disability researchers, disabled characters, disabled women, disability politics, disability culture, disability identity, biographical disruption Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mike Oliver, Disability Discrimination Act, Jenny Morris, United States, Community Care Act, Disability Alliance, North American, United Nations, British Council of Disabled People, Disabilities Act, Disabled People's International, Disablement Income Group, National Assistance Act, Paul Hunt, United Kingdom, Vic Finkelstein, Able Lives, American Independent Living Movement, Audit Commission, Pride Against Prejudice, Spinal Injuries Association, Women's Experience of Paralysis New!
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- Doing Disability Research by Colin Barnes on 8 pages
- Images of the Disabled, Disabling Images by Alan Gartner on 4 pages
- Handicap in a Social World by Ann Brechin in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- SOCIAL WORK: DISABLD PEOPLECL (Research Highlights in Social Work Series No 21) by Oliver M in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- The Politics of Disablement: A Sociological Approach (Critical Texts in Social Work and the Welfare State) by Michael Oliver on page 19, page 84, and Back Matter
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- Controversial Issues In A Disabling Society (Disability Human Rights and Society) by John Swain on page 29, and Back Matter
- Disability in Medieval Europe: Thinking about Physical Impairment in the High Middle Ages, c.1100-c.1400 (Routledge Studies in Medieval Religion and Culture) by Irina Metzler in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Foucault and the Government of Disability (Corporealities: Discourses of Disability) by Shelley Lynn Tremain on page 90, and page 105
- Americans with Disabilities by Leslie Francis on page 207, and page 368
- Inequality in Australia by Alastair Greig on page 77, and Back Matter
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