Disability - The Basics

Informationen zum Autor Tom Shakespeare is professor of disability research at Norwich Medical School! University of East Anglia. A sociologist by training! he has also contributed to debates in bioethics and cultural representation. He currently teaches medical students! social work students and others about working with disabled people. He researches independent living! mental health recovery and rehabilitation. He has been involved in the disability rights movement since 1986. Zusammenfassung Disability: The Basics is an engaging and accessible introduction to disability which explores the broad historical, social, environmental, economic and legal factors which affect the experiences of those living with an impairment or illness in today?s society. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Understanding disability 2. Disability across time and place 3. A life worth living 4. Disabling barriers 5. Health and social care 6. Education for all 7. A matter of life and death 8. Advocacy and resistance Glossary Appendix: Dialogue on Prenatal Screening

Product details

• Authors: Tom Shakespeare, Tom (Newcastle University Shakespeare, Shakespeare Tom
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.08.2017
• EAN: 9781138651388
• ISBN: 978-1-138-65138-8
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Basics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Social structure research; SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities, Disability: social aspects