Disability Studies Today
Contributors: Colin Barnes (Editor)
Publisher: Polity Press; Blackwell Publishers
Published: November 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780745626567
Subjects: Disability: social aspects; Social Science; Handicapped; Sociology; Sociology of disability; Physical Impairments; Social Science / Handicapped; Disability studies; Sociology - General; People with disabilities
First sentence: Over recent years there has been an unprecedented upsurge of interest in the general area of disability amongst social scientists in universities and colleges across the world.
Description: An introduction to and an overview of current concerns and controversies in the field of disability studies. Whilst the focus is primarily on theoretical innovation and advancement, the arguments presented have political and policy implications for both disabled and non-disabled people.