Organizing the Blind - The Case of Once in Spain

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1. Origins
Chapter 2. The Challenge of the Original Goals
Chapter 3. A New Organizational Culture
Chapter 4. The Blind and People with Other Disabilities
Chapter 5. Gigantism and Containment
Chapter 6. The Future of the ONCE

About the author

Roberto Garvía
is Professor of Sociology at the University Carlos III of Madrid, Spain. His research has focused on the sociology of organizations, comparative historical sociology, economic sociology, and sociolinguistics.

Summary

This book is a case study which narrates the history of the National Organization of the Spanish Blind (ONCE). An historical narrative, the book lies at the intersection between disability and organization studies, history and sociology.

Product details

• Authors: Roberto Garvia, Roberto Garvía
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9780367349097
• ISBN: 978-0-367-34909-7
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Interdisciplinary Disability Studies
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, MEDICAL / History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, History of Medicine, Social Work, Disability: social aspects