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Barnes, Colin, 1946-

Exploring disability : a sociological introduction / Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer and Tom Shakespeare. - Oxford : Polity, 1999. - 224p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Introduction -- 2.Understanding disability -- 3.Sociological approaches to chronic illness and disability -- 4.Enter disability theory -- 5.Disabiling barriers -- 6.Social policy and disabled people -- 7.Politics and disability politics -- 8.Culture, leisure and the media -- 9.Advancing the sociology of disability.

An introductory textbook for anyone studying disability. This book provides an overview of the existing literature in the area, and develops an understanding of disability that has implications for both sociology and society.

ISBN: 9780745614786 (pbk.) : �14.95 9780745614779 (hbk.) : �45.00 0745614779 (cased)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
People with disabilities--Government policy
People with disabilities--Research
Sociology of disability.
Handicapped.
Handicapped--Social conditions
Society.
Disability: social aspects
Chemistry
Psychology
Sociology & anthropology

LC Class. No.: HV1551

Dewey Class. No.: 305.90816 BAR