Introducing disability studies
By: Ronald J. Berger
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781588268914
Subjects: Social aspects; Disabilities; Disability studies; Sociology of disability; People with disabilities
Other titles: Disability studies
Description: "Ronald Berger provides students with a comprehensive, accessible introduction to the key themes and controversies in disability studies. This innovative textbook: provides historical context, from ancient times to the present ; traces disability's impact throughout the life course ; gives prominence to the voices of people with disabilities ; explores popular culture's role in distorting ideas about disability ; addresses emerging ethical issues, such as the implications of genetic selection. Illustrating the profound consequences of differing conceptions of physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments, Berger provides a solid foundation for making sense of disability as a social phenomenon."--Publisher's website.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: Disability in society; title: Explaining disability; title: History and law; title: The family and childhood; title: Adolescence and adulthood; title: The bodily experience of disability; title: Representing disability in literature and film; title: The future of disability.