The Changing World of Impaired and Disabled People in Society
By: [editors, Stephen C. Hey, Gary Kiger, Daryl Evans].
Contributors: Hey, Stephen C.; Kiger, Gary.; Evans, Daryl.; Society for Disability Studies.; Willamette University.
Publisher: Society for Disability Studies and Willamette University
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Salem, Oregon, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 367
Subjects: People with disabilities.; People with disabilities -- United States.
First sentence: In the past 20 to 25 years, researchers and writers from various social and behavioral science fields have focused their work on social processes that influence the lives of persons with disabilities.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: label: Introduction
title: 1; label: Chapter I
title: Attitudes and Changing Attitudes Regarding Persons with Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 3; label: 1
title: Attitudes, Disabled People and the Law
pagenum: 5; label: 2
title: The Relationship Between Contact With and Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities: A Question of Theory or of Method?
pagenum: 18; label: 3
title: Chronic Illness in Children: An Educational Program For a Primary Care Pediatric Residency
pagenum: 26; label: Chapter II
title: Persons With Disabilities in the Working World; label: Introduction
title: 31; label: 1
title: Families in Transition: A Qualitative Study of Parents' Perception of the Move From School to Adult Life for Their Severely Retarded Children
pagenum: 33; label: 2
title: The Determinant Influence of Occupation on the Labor Supply Behavior of Impaired Persons: An Empirical Inquiry
pagenum: 50; label: Chapter III
title: Interactions and Self-Perceptions in the Lives of Persons With Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 85; label: 1
title: Rules Which Regulate Social Action in Problematic Situations Involving Spinal Cord Injured Individuals
pagenum: 87; label: 2
title: Users' Perceptions of Assistive Devices
pagenum: 110; label: Chapter IV
title: Social and Cultural Dimensions of Disability Research; label: Introduction
title: 118; label: 1
title: Economics and Mental Retardation: Insights from Cross-Cultural Studies
pagenum: 120; label: 2
title: Religion, Sports, and Coping With Disabilities: An Analysis of Their Relationship
pagenum: 141; label: Chapter V
title: The Media, Communications Technologies, and People With Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 142; label: 1
title: Any Distinguishing Features -- The Portrayal of Disability in the Crime Mystery Genre -- I
pagenum: 144; label: 2
title: Disability in Film and Social Life: A Dramaturgical Perspective
pagenum: 149; label: Chapter VI
title: Innovative Training Programs as Facilitants to Independent Living; label: Introduction
title: 160; label: 1
title: Can Persons With Mental Retardation and Quadriplegia Help Each Other?
pagenum: 161; label: 2
title: Staying Close to the Client: Methods for Improving Courteous Treatment and Responsiveness of Independent Living Service Agencies
pagenum: 171; label: Chapter VII
title: Independent Living, Civil Rights and Self-Help; label: Introduction
title: 177; label: 1
title: You Still Have Your Head: Experiences of Individuals With Severe Disabilities
pagenum: 178; label: 2
title: Timbers Assessment of Concepts of Independent Living
pagenum: 182; label: Chapter VIII
title: Life and Death Issues Relating to People with Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 188; label: 1
title: Dealing With the Death of a Terminally Ill Child
pagenum: 189; label: 2
title: Emotional Aspects of the Parental Decision-Making Process in Regard to the Medical Treatment of Newborns With Handicaps
pagenum: 195; label: 3
title: Medical Models and Ethical Systems: The Role of Rehabilitation Goals
pagenum: 206; label: Chapter IX
title: The Political and Social Dimensions of the "Disabled Identity"; label: Introduction
title: 216; label: 1
title: The Social Construction of Mental Retardation: Notes On the Relationship of Minority Group Status and Cognitive Limitations
pagenum: 221; label: 2
title: Mass Production, Consumption, Imagery, and Media: Disability and Capitalism
pagenum: 233; label: 3
title: The Role of Group Psychotherapy in "Disabled" Identity Formation
pagenum: 247; label: Chapter X
title: Health Care in the Lives of Persons With Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 264; label: 1
title: Health Locus of Control and Progress in Rehabilitation Therapy
pagenum: 267; label: 2
title: Measurement of Effectiveness in Health Care: A Participatory Process
pagenum: 272; label: 3
title: Analyses of Population, Health Manpower, and Health Care Factors: Implications for Future Practice
pagenum: 278; label: Chapter XI
title: Legal and Policy Issues Regarding People With Disabilities; label: Introduction
title: 291; label: 1
title: Chronic Pain and "Cheating" on Disability Payments
pagenum: 293; label: 2
title: AIDS: Social and Legal Implications
pagenum: 304; label: Chapter XII
title: Social Support for Clients, Families and Providers; label: Introduction
title: 348; label: 1
title: Families With Dwarf Children
pagenum: 350; label: 2
title: The Relationships Among Social Support, Alienation, Religiosity, Length of Service and the Burnout Experienced By Nurses' Aides and Licensed Practical Nurses Employed in Skilled Care Nursing Homes
pagenum: 360