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Exploring disability : a sociological introduction / Colin Barnes, Geof Mercer and Tom Shakespeare.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Polity, 1999.Description: 224p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780745614786 (pbk.) :
  • 9780745614779 (hbk.) :
  • 0745614779 (cased)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 305.90816 BAR
LOC classification:
  • HV1551
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 305.90816 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 209643
Short Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 305.90816 BAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 209644

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.

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