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The Politics of Disablement
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In this article, disability definitions are defined: the politics of meaning, the Cultural Production of Impairment and Disability, Disability and the Rise of Capitalism, the Ideological Construction of Disability, the Structuring of Disabled Identities, and the Social Construction of the Disability Problem.Abstract:
Introduction - Disability Definitions: The Politics of Meaning - The Cultural Production of Impairment and Disability - Disability and the Rise of Capitalism - The Ideological Construction of Disability - The Structuring of Disabled Identities - The Social Construction of the Disability Problem - The Politics of Disablement: Existing Possibilities - The Politics of Disablement: New Social Movements - Postscript: The Wind is Blowing - Bibliography - Indexread more
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