Controversial issues in a disabling society / John Swain, Sally French, and Colin Cameron.
"At its best Disability Studies is an arena of critical debate addressing controversial issues concerning, not just the meaning of disability, but the nature of society, dominant values, quality of life, and even the right to live. Indeed, Disability Studies is itself the subject of controversy...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia, PA :
Open University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Disability, human rights, and society.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "At its best Disability Studies is an arena of critical debate addressing controversial issues concerning, not just the meaning of disability, but the nature of society, dominant values, quality of life, and even the right to live. Indeed, Disability Studies is itself the subject of controversy, in terms of its theoretical basis and who controls courses and research and whether it should be shaped and controlled by disabled academics or grassroots activists. Within these debates, generated by the social model of disability, are fundamental challenges to policy, provision and professional practice that are directly relevant to all who work with disabled people, whether in the field of social work, health or education." "Controversial Issues in a Disabling Society has been written specifically to raise questions and stimulate debate. It has been designed for use with students in group discussion, and to support in-depth study on a variety of professional courses. It covers a wide range of specific, substantive issues within Disability Studies in a series of succinct chapters."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | ix, 198 p. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 033520905X 0335209041 (pbk.) |