In this Book
- Disability as a Social Construct: Legislative Roots
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: University of Pennsylvania Press
summary
Wounded 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.
Table of Contents
Download Full Book
- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- 1 Introduction
- pp. 1-18
- 6 Conclusions: Policy Implications
- pp. 107-113
- Bibliography
- Books and Articles
- pp. 114-124
- Public Documents
- pp. 125-127
Additional Information
ISBN
9780812202625
Related ISBN(s)
9780812281347
MARC Record
OCLC
44965948
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No
Copyright
1989