Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary IntroductionPassionate, 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:
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.
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Contents
Selfreflective questions | |
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Selfreflective questions | |
Introducing disability and disability | |
Discourse analysing impairment | |
in defence of discourse | |
Community | |
References | |
Index | |
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