ISBN: 9780333724262

Introduction: The Structure of the Book. Written in clear and jargon-free English, it is essential reading for students and practitioners in disability studies, sociology, social policy, … More...

Introduction: The Structure of the Book. Written in clear and jargon-free English, it is essential reading for students and practitioners in disability studies, sociology, social policy, public administration, health and the voluntary sector.There are three main sections. The Nile on eBay   Understanding Disability Policies by Robert F. Drake This book provides an analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical definitions of disability with a 'social model' of disability supported by disability rights campaigners in their pursuit of anti-discrimination legislation. FORMATHardcover LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description This text provides an analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical definitions of disability with a "social model" of disability supported by disability rights campaigners in their pursuit of anti discrimination legislation. British policies are compared with the civil rights approach adopted in America and Australia and the welfare orientated stance of countries like Sweden, and the impacts of policy on disabled people according to their class, gender, age and ethnicity are explored. Back Cover Understanding Disability Policies provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies in Britain from Victorian times to the present day. Written in clear and jargon-free English, it is essential reading for students and practitioners in disability studies, sociology, social policy, public administration, health and the voluntary sector.There are three main sections. First, policies drawn from medical definitions of disability (which have led to the social exclusion of disabled people), are contrasted with a newer 'social model' of disability, which explains the disadvantages faced by disabled people not in terms of their physical or mental impairment, but as resulting from social and environmental barriers.The second part of the volume evaluates British policies within an international context. In particular, comparisons are made with the civil rights approach adopted in America and Australia, and the welfare-orientated stance of countries like Sweden. Finally, the book traces the impacts of policy on disabled people according to their class, gender, age and ethnicity. The book ends with an assessment of the disability movement and the campaign by disabled people for the introduction of anti-discrimination legislation. Author Biography ROBERT DRAKE is Lecturer in Social Policy at the University of Wales, Swansea, and an associate lecturer with the Open University. He has published research on equal opportunity policies (with Ken Blakemore), disability policy, and the role of the voluntary sector in Britain. Currently, he is researching disability policies within the broader context of the European Union. Table of Contents Acknowledgements.- Introduction: The Structure of the Book.- PART ONE: THE MEANING OF DISABILITY Theoretical Understandings of Disability.- PART TWO: DISABILITY POLICY, MODELS AND DEVELOPMENT Models of Disability Policy.- The Development of Disability Policies in Britain; Contemporary Disability Policies in Britain; Contemporary British Policy in the International Context.- PART THREE: POLICY OUTCOMES AND DISABLED PEOPLE'S RESPONSES Social Class and Disability; Gender and Disability; Minority Ethnic Communities and Disability; Age and Disability Policies; Disabled People and the Policy Process.- Conclusions.- Bibliography.- Index. Feature Wide interdisciplinary market (social policy, disability studies, social work, nursing, etc.) No other book available that brings this breadth of material together Details ISBN0333724267 Author Robert F. Drake Pages 256 Year 1999 ISBN-10 0333724267 ISBN-13 9780333724262 Format Hardcover Publication Date 1999-02-08 Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 362.35 Media Book Place of Publication Basingstoke Short Title UNDERSTANDING DISABILITY POLIC Language English Imprint Red Globe Press DOI 10.1604/9780333724262 AU Release Date 1999-02-08 NZ Release Date 1999-02-08 UK Release Date 1999-02-08 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Illustrations XI, 256 p.; XI, 256 p. We've got thisAt The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it.With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:101485997; , Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], ISBN-13: 9780333724262, Book Title: Understanding Disability Policies, EAN: 9780333724262, Subject Area: Family Sociology, Publication Name: Understanding Disability Policies, Subject: Economics, Publication Year: 1999, Type: Textbook, Format: Hardcover, Language: English, Item Height: 216mm, Item Width: 140mm, Item Weight: 480g, Number of Pages: 256 Pages, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC<

ISBN: 9780333724262

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical definitions of disability with a 'social m… More...

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical definitions of disability with a 'social model' of disability supported by disability rights campaigners in their pursuit of anti-discrimination legislation. British policies are set in comparative context, and the impacts of policy on disabled people according to their class, gender, age and ethnicity are explored. Trade Books>Hardcover>Current Affairs>Domestic Affairs>Domestic Affairs, Macmillan Education UK Core >2<

ISBN: 9780333724262

Hardback, [PU: MacMillan Education UK], This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical de… More...

Hardback, [PU: MacMillan Education UK], This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies, contrasting policies grounded in medical definitions of disability with a 'social model' of disability supported by disability rights campaigners in their pursuit of anti-discrimination legislation., Central Government Policies<

1999, ISBN: 9780333724262

Hard cover, New., Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p., New York, [PU: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC]