| Disability as a Social Construct: Legislative Roots Contributor(s): Liachowitz, Claire H. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0812281349 ISBN-13: 9780812281347 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1988 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Disability - Law | Civil Procedure |
| Dewey: 347.306 |
| LCCN: 88017153 |
| Lexile Measure: 1590 |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.36" W x 9.3" (0.91 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |