Disability A Life Course Approach

Name: Disability A Life Course Approach
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ISBN: 9780745625133

ISBN-10: 0745625134

ISBN-13: 9780745625133

Edition: 2003

Authors: Mark Priestley

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This title provides students and teachers with easy access to many of the most important current disability issues and debates. It bridges some important gaps in the existing disability literature by including issues relevant to disabled people of all ages.

Book details

List price: $31.25
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Polity Press
Publication date: 4/29/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.02" wide x 9.05" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Mark Priestley is Professor of Education at the University of Stirling, UK.



Acknowledgements


Introduction


A life course approach


Outline of the following chapters



Concepts


Disability


Generation


The life course


Summary



Birthrights


Birth decisions and the value of lives


Eugenics, old and new


New choices or old issues?


Summary



Disability and Childhood


Thinking about childhood


Culture and structure


Current debates


Summary



Disability and Youth


Thinking about youth


Sex and sexuality


Preparation for what?


Summary



Disability and Adulthood


Thinking about adulthood


Parenting


Work and employment


Summary



Disability and old Age


Culture and structure


The body and identity


The politics of disability and old age


Summary



Death and Dying


Thinking about death and dying


Life, death and disability


Summary


Conclusion


References


Index