Mobility Impairment and the Construction of Identity / / Brian W. Ward, Heather Ridolfo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Ridolfo, Heather,; Ward, Brian W.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Disability in Society
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (188 p.)

Heather Ridolfo and Brian Ward explore the experiences of people with impaired mobility, enhancing our understanding of why some embrace a disabled identity, why others reject it, and the personal and societal implications of both choices. Drawing on a combination of intimate interviews and statistical data, the authors unpack the ways that physical and social barriers shape personal ideas of disability. They also highlight the impact of interlocking factors such as age, race, gender, and economic class. Their work provides important new insights, relevant to theory as well as policy and practice

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Embracing Disability? -- 2. Building on Models of Disability -- 3. Everyday Experiences of the Body and the Environment -- 4. The Dynamics of Disability Identity -- 5. Taking Account of Gender -- 6. Implications for Theory and Policy -- Appendix A: Quantitative Data, Methods, and Analysis -- Appendix B: Qualitative Data, Methods, and Analysis -- Appendix C: Glossary of Terms -- References -- Index -- About the Book