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The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism

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Penilaian

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Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism—one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts – the US and the UK – and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
2108000161	EB0003362	616.858 82 Les t	Central Library (OPAC)	Available

Detail Information

Series Title

Education, Equity, Economy

Call Number

616.858 82 Les t

Publisher

Dordrecht : Springer Dordrecht., 2021

Collation

xiv, 199p.:ill

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-94-024-2134-7

Classification

616.858 82

Content Type

Ebook

Media Type

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Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

United States

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