Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships
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Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships

  1. 264 pages
  2. English
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eBook - ePub

Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships

About this book

The past 50 years have witnessed a transformation in the structure and function of families and households. The social and demographic catalysts for these changes – including but not limited to delayed marriage, the legalization of same-sex marriage, women's increased labor force participation, and declines in fertility and mortality – have further impacted norms around family life and the performance of formal and informal family roles. Despite these radical shifts, however, family and personal relationships are not well-represented in disability scholarship.

In the interest of expanding disability scholarship on families, this volume of Research in Social Science and Disability brings together research and theoretical perspectives that challenge and revise dominant perspectives on disability and the changing contexts of family and personal relationships. Rooted in a sociological and anti-ableist understanding of families which recognizes that families are not only shaped by individuals and individual relationships, chapters instead concentrate on the social contexts in which families exist to shift our focus away from individuals and allows us to engage with the social structures and status hierarchies that may privilege or undermine families and relationships to varying degrees.

Showcasing conceptually innovative work and cutting-edge methods related to the study of families, Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships presents not just a groundbreaking perspective on disability and family life, but also a new paradigm in disability scholarship.

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Yes, you can access Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships by Gabriele Ciciurkaite,Robyn Lewis Brown in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Social Theory. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Series Editor
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures and Tables
  7. About the Editors
  8. About the Contributors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Introduction to the Volume: Toward an Understanding of Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family and Personal Relationships
  11. Chapter 1 Disability, Family, Artistry: A Search for Balance and Access
  12. PART I VULNERABILITY AND DEPENDENCY
  13. PART II EMBODIMENT AND CARE
  14. PART III IDENTITY AND CREATIVITY
  15. Index