This text is a critical and empirically-based introduction to disability studies. It offers a comprehensive, book-length analysis of disability through the lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS), and presents a practice-oriented discussion of how bodies, senses and things are linked in everyday life and configure "enabling" and "disabling" scenarios. Relevant to a broad spectrum of medical practitioners and practicing social service workers, the book will also be essential reading in the fields of disability studies, sociology of the body/senses, medical sociology and STS.
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This text is a critical and empirically-based introduction to disability studies. It offers a comprehensive, book-length analysis of disability through the lens of Science and Technology Studies (STS), and presents a practice-oriented discussion of how bodies, senses and things are linked in everyday life and configure "enabling" and "disabling" scenarios. Relevant to a broad spectrum of medical practitioners and practicing social service workers, the book will also be essential reading in the fields of disability studies, sociology of the body/senses, medical sociology and STS.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Routledge Studies in Science, Technology and Society |
Release date | 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2010 |
Authors | Michael Schillmeier |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 210 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-99325-8 |
Barcode | 9780415993258 |
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LSN | 0-415-99325-3 |