| Women with Intellectual Disabilities: Finding a Place in the World Contributor(s): Traustadottir, Rannveig (Editor), Johnson, Kelley (Author), Johnson, Kelley (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1853028460 ISBN-13: 9781853028465 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2000 Annotation: A comprehensive exploration of issues affecting the lives of women with intellectual disabilities, this book examines how they have found a place for themselves in families, in relationships, at work and in communities. It consists of their stories, written by themselves or by those close to them, and of qualitative research on particular areas of their lives. It takes an international perspective, including contributions from women living in Europe, Australia, India and the US. Women with intellectual disabilities face specific problems in writing about their lives. Some of these problems relate to their disability, others to the way they are perceived by the broader communities in which they live. These stories challenge the prevailing stereotypes about women with intellectual disabilities as a homogeneous group in need of care and protection. Throughout the book, women's experiences from different countries and cultures are represented. Their personal stories and feminist scholarship are linked together, to provide new and important perspectives on issues of gender and disability. This book will be particularly important for policy workers and practitioners in the disability field, as well as to sociologists and psychologists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Education | Special Education - Learning Disabilities - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 362.300 |
| LCCN: 99056737 |
| Physical Information: 6.17" H x 6.17" W x 9.15" (0.99 lbs) 300 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Contributor Bio(s): Johnson, Kelley: - Kelley Johnson is Professor of Disability, Policy and Practice at the University of Bristol, and Director of the Norah Fry Research Centre.Traustadottir, Rannveig: - Rannveig TraustadÓttir, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Social Science at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik. She is active in national and international disability associations and is the President of the Nordic Network on Disability Research. |
