Disabling Barriers - Enabling Environments - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 1446258998 ISBN 13: 9781446258996

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2013

Riassunto

Since it was first published in 1993, Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments has established itself as essential reading for anyone coming to the subject of disability studies. The book tackles a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters written by contributing authors, many of whom are disabled themselves. From the outset, the chapters take a multidisciplinary and international approach.

The third edition is made up of 42 chapters, 15 of which are completely new to this edition, including:

·       Early seminal writings in disabled studies

·       Death and dying

·       Psychology

·       Hate crime and the criminal justice system

·       Sport

·       Psycho-emotional disablism and internal oppression.

This seminal textbook conveys the continuing developments in the lives and experiences of disabled people. It is valuable reading for students and professionals in the fields of social work, sociology, social policy, health and nursing as well as disabled people.

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Informazioni sugli autori

John Swain is Professor of Disability and Inclusion at Northumbria University.

Sally French is an associate lecturer at the Open University.

Colin Barnes is a Professor of Disability Studies at the Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds.

Carol Thomas is a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.

Dalla quarta di copertina

Since it was first published in 1993, Disabling Barriers, Enabling Environments has established itself as the essential introduction to disability studies, tackling a wide range of issues in numerous succinct chapters. The multidisciplinary nature of the book ensures that readers can appreciate a myriad of issues related to disability, and the personal accounts and case studies used throughout help students get to grips with the fundamental nature of disability.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2013
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1446258998
• ISBN 13: 9781446258996
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 376
• Redattore: Swain John, French Sally, Barnes Colin, Thomas Carol
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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