Research in Social Science and Disability – serie
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17 produkter
Expanding the Scope of Social Science Research on Disability
Av Barbara Altman, Sharon N. Barnartt
Inbunden, 2000
1738 kr
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The first volume presents a collection of exciting papers exploring several new areas of disability research. The contributions include: examination of the media representation of disability and coverage of disability policy issues which gives an understanding of the far reaching impact of the …
Exploring Theories and Expanding Methodologies
Where We Are and Where We Need to Go
Av Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara Altman
Inbunden, 2001
1377 kr
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This volume of "Research in Social Science and Disability" focuses attention on the dual themes of theory and methodology that must form a basis for studies of impairment and disability. It addresses issues that include: critiques of current concepts of disability; the fit between sociological role …
Using Survey Data to Study Disability
Results from the National Health Survey on Disability
Av Barbara Altman, Sharon N. Barnartt m. fl.
Inbunden, 2003
1217 kr
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The 1994-95 Disability Supplement to the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS-D) sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services provided a rich resource for the quantitative studies included in this volume. Nationally-epresentative surveys that focus on collecting more in depth …
International Views on Disability Measures
Moving Toward Comparative Measurement
Av Barbara Altman, Sharon N. Barnartt
Inbunden, 2006
1738 kr
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Disability policy has become an increasingly important issue in countries around the world. More and more, as populations are exposed to war and civil conflicts, natural disasters, environmental poisons along with the effects of normal aging, accidents and poverty, disability has become a growing …
Disability as a Fluid State
Inbunden, 2010
1391 kr
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Disability is often described in a way that suggests that it is a permanent and relatively stable state. Even when it is described as being socially constructed, the implication is that impairment leads to a permanent status of being 'disabled'. This volume argues that the relationship between …
Disability and Community
Av Richard K. Scotch, Allison C. Carey
Inbunden, 2011
1559 kr
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This volume of "Research in Social Science and Disability" brings together interdisciplinary scholarship to examine a wide array of issues related to disability and community, a topic of critical importance academically and politically. The evolving and politically contested notions of community …
Disability and Intersecting Statuses
Av Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara Altman
Inbunden, 2013
1503 kr
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Disability can be either an ascribed status or an achieved status and its combination with other statuses will affect the person's social experiences. The term intersectionality has been used most often to discuss the ways in which the dual and simultaneous statuses of 'black' and "female' exist as …
Environmental Contexts and Disability
Av Barbara Altman, Sharon N. Barnartt
Inbunden, 2014
1503 kr
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Physical structure, economic expectation or social relationship norms developed within various cultures can either restrict or support the participation of individuals with disabilities in society. The influence of environmental factors can vary significantly according to context, characteristics …
Sociology Looking at Disability
What Did we Know and When Did we Know it?
Av Sara E. Green, Sharon N. Barnartt
Inbunden, 2016
1648 kr
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Current research in Sociology of Disability has a tendency to assume that very little written in this area until the last 20 years. However, this is not always the case. In part the lack of awareness of older writing occurs because of the ease of computerized searching for recent references or a …
Factors in Studying Employment for Persons with Disability
How the Picture can Change
Inbunden, 2017
1358 kr
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The current literature regarding employment among persons with disabilities produces research results dependent on definitions of work disability, the discipline within which research takes places, the model or paradigm of disability in which the research is framed, the methodology and measures …
Disability in the Time of Pandemic
Av Allison C. Carey, Sara E. Green m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1196 kr
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COVID-19 has once again illuminated the ways in which health risks and negative health outcomes are tied to economic and social inequalities. Disabled people rank among those most disadvantaged in terms of education, income, and social inclusion and this exacerbated their risk of negative …
Disabilities and the Life Course
Av Heather E. Dillaway, Carrie L. Shandra m. fl.
Inbunden, 2023
1231 kr
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Life course analysis recognizes that, depending on the exact life stage, different factors and contexts can become important in shaping identity and experience, as well as the ability to accomplish and respond to certain life transitions and events.Prioritizing individuals’ lived experiences, …
Disability and the Future of Work
Av Fitore Hyseni, Lisa Schur m. fl.
Inbunden, 2025
1100 kr
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The employment landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by technological innovations, shifting employer practices, and new government policies that redefine where and how work is performed. However, these transformations have not been universally beneficial. Future research is required to explore the …
Disabilities, Pleasures, and Sexualities
Transforming Perceptions, Cultivating Desires
Av Alan Santinele Martino, B. Ethan Coston m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1094 kr
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Disabled sexuality has too often been cast as taboo, as disabled people are routinely de-sexualized, infantilized, or positioned as objects of pity and (over)protection. Nevertheless, despite facing numerous obstacles to sexuality, sexual expression, and parenting, individuals with disabilities …
Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships
Av Gabriele Ciciurkaite, Robyn Lewis Brown
Inbunden, 2024
1231 kr
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The past 50 years have witnessed a transformation in the structure and function of families and households. The social and demographic catalysts for these changes – including but not limited to delayed marriage, the legalization of same-sex marriage, women’s increased labor force participation, and …
New Narratives of Disability
Constructions, Clashes, and Controversies
Av Sara E. Green, Donileen R. Loseke
Inbunden, 2019
1265 kr
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This volume explores questions about narrative frameworks in disability research. Narrative is a omnipresent meaning-producing communication form in social life that is both cultural and personal. Public understandings of disability tend to follow a medical storyline in which disability is a …
Disability Alliances and Allies
Opportunities and Challenges
Av Allison C. Carey, Joan M. Ostrove m. fl.
Inbunden, 2020
1265 kr
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In Disability Alliances and Allies: Opportunities and Challenges, Allison Carey, Joan Ostrove and Tara Fannon have gathered an interdisciplinary team of leading experts, to offer nuanced analyses of the meaning and practice of being an ally and of building effective alliances that account for the …
