Handbook of disability studies. (©2001)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Gary L. Albrecht, Katherine D. Seelman, and Michael Bury.
• Other Names: Albrecht, Gary L; Seelman, Katherine D; Bury, Michael
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments ; Introduction: The Formation of Disability Studies ; Part I -- The Shaping of Disability Studies as a Field; Chapter 1 -- An Institutional History of Disability ; Chapter 2 -- Counting Disability ; Chapter 3 -- Disability Definitions, Models, Classification Schemes, and Applications ; Chapter 4 -- Theorizing Disability ; Chapter 5 -- Methodological Paradigms That Shape Disability Research ; Chapter 6 -- Disability: An Interactive Person-Environment Social Creation. Chapter 7 -- Representation and Its Discontents: The Uneasy Home of Disability in Literature and FilmChapter 8 -- Philosophical Issues in the Definition and Social Response to Disability; Chapter 9 -- Disability and the Sociology of the Body; Chapter 10 -- Intellectual Disabilities-Quo Vadis?; Chapter 11 -- Disability, Bioethics, and Human Rights; Chapter 12 -- Disability Studies and Electronic Networking; Part II -- Experiencing Disability; Chapter 13 -- Divided Understandings: The Social Experience of Disability. Chapter 14 -- Mapping the Family: Disability Studies and the Exploration of Parental Response to DisabilityChapter 15 -- Disability and Community: A Sociological Approach; Chapter 16 -- Welfare States and Disabled People; Chapter 17 -- Advocacy and Political Action; Chapter 18 -- Health Care Professionals and Their Attitudes toward Decisions Affecting Disabled People; Chapter 19 -- The Role of Social Networks in the Lives of Persons with Disabilities; Chapter 20 -- Inclusion/Exclusion: An Analysis of Historical and Cultural Meanings; Part III -- Disability in Context. Chapter 21 -- Disability Culture: Assimilation or Inclusion?Chapter 22 -- Identity Politics, Disability, and Culture; Chapter 23 -- Making the Difference: Disability, Politics, and Recognition; Chapter 24 -- Disability Human Rights, Law, and Policy; Chapter 25 -- The Political Economy of the Disability Marketplace; Chapter 26 -- Disability and Health Policy: The Role of Markets in the Delivery of Health Services; Chapter 27 -- Disability Benefit Programs: Can We Improve the Return-to-Work Record? Chapter 28 -- A Disability Studies Perspective on Employment Issues and Policies for Disabled People: An International ViewChapter 29 -- Science and Technology Policy: Is Disability a Missing Factor?; Chapter 30 -- Disability, Education, and Inclusion: Cross-Cultural Issues and Dilemmas; Chapter 31 -- Support Systems: The Interface between Individuals and Environments; Chapter 32 -- The Relationship between Disabled People and Health and Welfare Professionals; Chapter 33 -- Public Health Trends in Disability: Past, Present, and Future; Chapter 34 -- Disability in the Developing World; Author Index.
• Publisher Details: Thousand Oaks, Calif : Sage Publications
• Publication Date: 2001
• Copyright Date: 2001
• Extent: 1 online resource (x, 852 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 362.4; Disability studies -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Sociology of disability -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Études sur le handicap -- Guides, manuels, etc; Handicap -- Aspect sociologique -- Guides, manuels, etc; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- People with Disabilities; Disability studies; Sociology of disability; Behinderter; Gehandicapten; Sociale situatie; Disabled Persons; Research; Electronic books; Handbooks and manuals; Handboeken (vorm)
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0585387702; 9780585387703; 1412976251; 9781412976251; 9780761928744; 9781452212531; 1452212538
• Related ISBNs: 076192874X; 9780761916529; 0761916520; 076192874X; 9780761928744
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.