Disability through the life course / [edited by] Tamar Heller, Sarah Parker Harris ; series editor Gary L. Albrecht.
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TextSeries: SAGE reference series on disabilityPublisher: Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; London : SAGE, 2012Description: xxvi, 293 p. : chartsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781452266510 (ebook)Subject(s): People with disabilities | Aging | Society | Social services & welfare, criminology | Disability: social aspects | Medicine: general issues | Sociology & anthropology | Child, developmental, and lifespan psychologyGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781412987677Summary: This volume explores issues involving disability through the life courses. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities. This volume in the SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores issues involving disability through the life course, and is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series which examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The concise and engaging presentational styleemphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions, and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.
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This volume explores issues involving disability through the life courses. With a balance of history, theory, research, and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities. This volume in the SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores issues involving disability through the life course, and is one of eight volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series which examines topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families. With a balance of history, theory, research and application, specialists set out the findings and implications of research and practice for others whose current or future work involves the care and/or study of those with disabilities, as well as for the disabled themselves. The concise and engaging presentational styleemphasizes accessibility. Taken individually, each volume sets out the fundamentals of the topic it addresses, accompanied by compiled data and statistics, recommended further readings, a guide to organizations and associations, and other annotated resources, thus providing the ideal introductory platform and gateway for further study. Taken together, the series represents both a survey of major disability issues and a guide to new directions, and trends and contemporary resources in the field as a whole.
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