Understanding Disability
From Theory to Practice
2nd Edition
Published on 26. August 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-230-22028-7 (ISBN)
Description
In this long awaited new edition Oliver draws on his own experiences to paint a vivid picture of both the practical challenges of disablement and the theoretical understandings of disability. This approachable text is core reading for social work, nursing, health and social care and social science students taking modules in disability studies.
Reviews / Votes
'...a fantastic and readable introduction to disability politics for activists, practitioners and students across social work and social policy, covering ground as diverse as theoretical models of disability, legal challenges and (missed) opportunities, special education provisions and the complex relationship between reserach and policy...Oliver issues an important rallying call to action and to the defence of the social model of disability, where the personal is inherently political.' - Professional Social Work '..Oliver's style is a personal one, skilfully mixing his own experience of disability with teaching, research and contemporary song lyrics...In less than 200 pages, Oliver encapsulates the last 30 years of disability politics...This book is core reading for students of social work, nursing, health and applied social science taking modules in disability studies.' - Sue Watling, Learning and Teaching Coordinator, University of Lincoln, Practical: Social Work in ActionMore details
Edition
2nd ed. 2009
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
306 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-22028-7 (9780230220287)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-05492-0
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
E-Book
06/2018
2nd Edition
Red Globe Press
€75.99
Available for download
Previous edition
Book
01/1996
St. Martin's Press
€88.99
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Person
MICHAEL OLIVER was the first Professor of Disability Studies in the United Kingdom and is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of Greenwich, UK. He is also the author of the pathbreaking The Politics of Disablement and Social Work with Disabled People 3rd Edition (co-authored with Bob Sapey).
Content
Introduction.- PART I: EXPERIENCING AND CHALLENGING A CHANGING WORLD.- From Personal Struggle to Political Understanding and Back Again.- Mobility Impairment in a Social Context.- The Social Model: History, Critique and Response.- Unmet Promises of Disability Law and Policy.- Special Education into the Twenty First Century.- PART II: THEORISING AND CHANGING A DISABLING WORLD.- Disability and Normalisation: A Critique.- The Relevance of Emancipatory Research for Policy Development.- Disabling or Enabling Welfare: What Next for Disabled People.- Disability Politics and the Disability Movement in Britain.- Diasablement into the Twenty First Century.- Personalising the Political and Politicising the Personal