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

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 handic...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn Press eBook Package Complete Collection
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Place / Publishing House:Philadelphia : : University of Pennsylvania Press, , [2010]
©1989
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (192 p.)
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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