The New Politics of Disablement

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A long-awaited second edition to a ground-breaking publication, The New Politics of Disablement has been extensively updated and revitalized to reflect the development in social theory and the understandings of disablement. With a new global angle, it is an essential discourse for anyone interested in disability issues. Cover Contents Introduction Part 1 Concepts and Origins 1 The Importance of Definitions in the Disability Debate Introduction Setting the Scene The Importance of Definitions Official Definitions of Disability Challenging Official Definitions Official Responses to this Challenge Rethinking Disability Definitions Conclusion 2 The Origins of Disability Studies Introduction Anthropology and Disability Sociology and Disability Revisionist Sociology Alternative Sociology and Disability Developing a Social Theory of Disablement Conclusion 3 The Rise of Disabling Capitalism Introduction Creating Disability Constructing Disability The State and Disability Defining and Dealing with Disability Disability in the Twentieth Century Explaining Disability Responses Rationalizing Disability Conclusion Part II Representation and Discourses 4 Ideology and the Disabled Individual Introduction Ideology and the Individual Individualism and Disability The Ideological Exclusion of Disabled Individuals The Medicalization of Disability The Medicalization of Everyday Life The Normalizing Society Normality and Eugenics Conclusion 5 Constructing Disabled Identities Introduction Culture, Impairment and Disability Disabling Imagery in Recent History Resisting Disabling Imagery Poverty, Inequality and Identity Disabling Culture and Identity Formation Social Divisions and Identity Conclusion 6 Creating the Disability Problem Introduction Defining the Disability Problem Disabling Social Policies Reconstructing the Disability Problem Creating the Disability Problem The Idea of Dependency Creating Economic Dependency Legislating for Dependency Promoting Dependency in Practice Internalizing Dependency Conclusion Part III Agendas and Actions 7 Dealing with the Disabling Society Introduction Capitalism in Crisis Tackling the Crisis – the Market Tackling the Crisis – Rights Tackling the Crisis – Politics Tackling the Crisis – Internationalism Conclusion 8 Resisting the Disabling Society Introduction Transformation or Resistance The Social Model Independent Living Disabling Corporatism Identity Politics New Social Movements Conclusion 9 Doing Disability Studies Introduction Disciplining Disability Studies Locating Disability Studies Debating Disability Studies Politicizing Disability Studies Rescuing Disability Studies: The Wind is Still Blowing Bibliography Index