Disability Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction

By Dan Goodley

Book Overview

Passionate, 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

examines a diverse range of theories and perspectives and engages with current debates in the field explores key areas of analysis, with chapters devoted to the individual, society, community and education applies a global perspective encompassing examples from the UK, Australia, Scandinavia, the US, and Canada.

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1446280683
• ISBN13: 9781446280683
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.6" x 9.4"