Disability Studies - Sociology

This is the first ethnographic study ever conducted in a locked ward for learning disabled women. Through making their voices heard, it identifies new ways of interpreting their experiences and unique perspectives on topics such as seclusion, restraint, and resistance...

First published in 1986, this study explores the increased public concern with policies of ‘community care’ and their effects on informal carers, at that time. It looks at the widespread evidence that one particular group of informal carers- parents looking after their severely disabled child- lack ..

This path-breaking book explores the (re)construction of identity after acquired brain injury (ABI). It draws meaning from the every-day experiences of six male ABI survivors and investigates their identity (re)construction after their ABI. ..

Containing case studies from the US, Canada, and Australia, and spanning a diverse range of settings from remote rural areas, to reservations, to college campuses, this book seeks to shed new light on the previously under-researched study of Native peoples with disabilities. This book was originally..

Design and branding have immense power to create, label and affix value. This innovative book argues that disability as a category is created by the way it is designed; the disabled are branded as in need of specialized, segregated services, products, policies and even rights. They can, therefore, b..

Design and branding have immense power to create, label and affix value. This innovative book argues that disability as a category is created by the way it is designed; the disabled are branded as in need of specialized, segregated services, products, policies and even rights. They can, therefore, b..

First published in 1979, this book concerns itself primarily with the mothers of mentally handicapped children. This study is based on research that was conducted for and funded by the Department of Health and Social Security between 1973 and 1976...

First published in 1979, this book concerns itself primarily with the mothers of mentally handicapped children. This study is based on research that was conducted for and funded by the Department of Health and Social Security between 1973 and 1976...

This book provides a multifaceted exploration of changing social attitudes toward disability. Adopting a tripartite approach to examining disability, the book looks at historical, cultural, and education studies, to break down some of the unhelpful boundaries between disciplines so that disability i..

This book provides a multifaceted exploration of changing social attitudes toward disability. Adopting a tripartite approach to examining disability, the book looks at historical, cultural, and education studies, to break down some of the unhelpful boundaries between disciplines so that disability i..

This book brings together key articles on disability and childhood drawn from the world-leading international journal Disability & Society. It is essential reading for a well-informed understanding of the inequalities that create disability in children’s lives and for critical indicators on how to o..

First published in 1987, this book focuses on childhood disability within the family. It examines the very nature of disability itself, as well as many of the fundamental elements of families...