Disability as a Social Construct : Legislative Roots /
Liachowitz, Claire H.
Disability as a Social Construct : Legislative Roots / Claire H. Liachowitz. - 1 online resource (192 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Disability and Human Capital: Wounded Soldiers -- CHAPTER 3. Disability and Injury: Workmen's Compensation -- CHAPTER 4. Disability and Charity: Rehabilitation for Civilians -- CHAPTER 5. Disability and Education: Physically Handicapped Children -- CHAPTER 6. Conclusions: Policy Implications -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
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Wounded soldiers, injured workers, handicapped adults, and physically impaired children have all been affected by legislation that reduces their opportunities to live a functional life. In Disability as a Social Construct, Claire Liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms. She analyzes pertinent American legislation, primarily from 1770 to 1920, to provide a new perspective on the mechanisms that translate physical defects into social and civil inferiority.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780812281347 9780812202625
10.9783/9780812202625 doi
Disabled Persons--United States.--legislation
LAW--Disability.
People with disabilities--History.--United States--Legal status, laws, etc
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--History.--United States
People with disabilities--History.--United States
Rehabilitation--History.--United States
Sociological jurisprudence.
Human Rights.
LAW / Disability.
Human Rights. Law. Political Science. Public Policy.
346.73013
Disability as a Social Construct : Legislative Roots / Claire H. Liachowitz. - 1 online resource (192 p.)
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PREFACE -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Disability and Human Capital: Wounded Soldiers -- CHAPTER 3. Disability and Injury: Workmen's Compensation -- CHAPTER 4. Disability and Charity: Rehabilitation for Civilians -- CHAPTER 5. Disability and Education: Physically Handicapped Children -- CHAPTER 6. Conclusions: Policy Implications -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Wounded soldiers, injured workers, handicapped adults, and physically impaired children have all been affected by legislation that reduces their opportunities to live a functional life. In Disability as a Social Construct, Claire Liachowitz contends that disability is not merely a result of a handicap but can be imposed by society through devaluation and segregation of people who deviate from physical norms. She analyzes pertinent American legislation, primarily from 1770 to 1920, to provide a new perspective on the mechanisms that translate physical defects into social and civil inferiority.
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780812281347 9780812202625
10.9783/9780812202625 doi
Disabled Persons--United States.--legislation
LAW--Disability.
People with disabilities--History.--United States--Legal status, laws, etc
People with disabilities--Legal status, laws, etc--History.--United States
People with disabilities--History.--United States
Rehabilitation--History.--United States
Sociological jurisprudence.
Human Rights.
LAW / Disability.
Human Rights. Law. Political Science. Public Policy.
346.73013