Disability as a Social Construct: Legislative Roots
Claire H. LiachowitzWounded soldiers, injured workers, handicapped adults, and physically impaired children have all been affected by legislation that reduces their opportunities to live a functional life. In Disability as a Social Construct, Claire Liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms. She analyzes pertinent American legislation, primarily from 1770 to 1920, to provide a new perspective on the mechanisms that translate physical defects into social and civil inferiority.
Рік:
2010
Видавництво:
University of Pennsylvania Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
192
ISBN 10:
0812202627
ISBN 13:
9780812202625
Файл:
PDF, 7.04 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2010