Disability as a Social Construct : : Legislative Roots / / Claire H. Liachowitz.

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• VerfasserIn: Liachowitz, Claire H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010]; ©1989
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (192 p.)

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.

Table of Contents

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