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Approaching Disability - Critical Issues and Perspectives

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Informationen zum Autor Rebecca Mallett is Senior Lecturer in Education and Disability Studies, Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Katherine Runswick-Cole is Senior Research Fellow in Disability Studies and Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. Klappentext 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 academy Ways to study cultural and media representations of disability The importance of disability history and how societies can change National and international perspectives on children, childhood and education Political perspectives on disability and identity The place of the body in disability theory This 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Approaching disability: foundational perspectives 2. Approaching disability: global 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 7. Critical issues: researching disabled children in the social world 8. Critical issues: Theorising Bodies in the Social World 9. Conclusion: Final Thoughts and Future Directions ...

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Authors Rebecca Mallett, Rebecca (Sheffield Hallam University Mallett, Katherine Runswick-Cole, Katherine (Manchester Metropolitan University Runswick-Cole
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd.
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback / Softback
Released 20.06.2014
 
EAN 9781408279069
ISBN 978-1-4082-7906-9
No. of pages 180
Subjects Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Family
Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries

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