Women And Disability: The Experience Of Physical Disability Among Women (PDF) (Women In Society Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- This book describes the experience of physical disability through detailed interviews with women of different ages, races and socio-economic backgrounds, and explores the impact of gender on the process of being or becoming disabled. It considers the significance of physical disability for a woman's self image and its impact on her sexuality, relationships, marriage and child-rearing. The extent to which inadequate provision for disability makes a woman dependent is also examined, as is the way in which women with disabilities have been rendered invisible.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780333426678
- Publisher:
- Macmillan Education, Limited
- Date of Addition:
- 11/09/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Susan Lonsdale
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Disability-Related, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Debbie Morton
- Proofread By:
- N/A
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.