DISABILITY STUDIES AN INTERDISCIPLINARY INTRODUCTION

• Main Author: Goodley, Dan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Thousand Oaks, CA Sage Ltd. 2017
• Edition: 2ND EDITION
• Subjects: People with disabilities; Sociology of disability
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• Physical Description: xvii, 275 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781446280683

Passionate, engaging and challenging, this second edition of the ground-breaking Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction is a contemporary introduction to this diverse and complex field. Taking an interdisciplinary and critical approach, the book: examines a diverse range of theories and perspectives and engages with current debates in the field explores key areas of analysis, with chapters devoted to the individual, society, community and education applies a global perspective encompassing examples from the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada. Encouraging and stimulating readers using thought-provoking questions, exercises and activities, Disability Studies is a rich and rewarding read for students and researchers engaging with disability across the social sciences.