Interpreting Disability

by Ferguson, Philip M.; Ferguson, Dianne L.; Taylor, Steven J.

• ISBN13: 9780807731222
• ISBN10: 0807731226
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1992-04-01
• Publisher: Teachers College Pr

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Interpretivism and Disability Studies	p. 1
Be Honest but Not Cruel: Staff/Parent Communication on a Neonatal Unit	p. 19
Beyond Harm: A Case Study of the Social Construction of Child Abuse	p. 38
"Nobody Helps!": Lack of Perceived Support in the Lives of Elderly People with Developmental Disabilities	p. 61
Defending Illusions: The Institution's Struggle for Survival	p. 78
Working at Mainstreaming	p. 103
"Trying Something Completely Different": Report of a Collaborative Research Venture	p. 124
The Puzzle of Inclusion: A Case Study of Autistic Students in the Life of One High School	p. 145
"The Town Fool": An Oral History of a Mentally Retarded Individual in Small Town Society	p. 175
Who Is Bobby?: Ideology and Method in the Discovery of a Down Syndrome Person's Competence	p. 197
"Try Harder": The Experience of Disability and the Dilemma of Normalization	p. 213
"Any Distinguishing Features?": The Portrayal of Disability in the Crime-Mystery Genre	p. 233
Mothers with a Mission	p. 251
The Social Construction of Humanness: Relationships with Severely Disabled People	p. 275
Conclusion: The Future of Interpretivism in Disability Studies	p. 295
About the Editors and Contributors	p. 303
Index	p. 307
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