Disability and culture : universalism and diversity / edited by T. Bedirhan Üstün ... [and others].

Format:

• Book

Contributor:

• Üstün, T. B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Disability evaluation--Cross-cultural studies.
• People with disabilities--Functional assessment--Cross-cultural studies.
• People with disabilities--Functional assessment.
• Cross-cultural studies.
• Disability evaluation.

Physical Description:

x, 328 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Seattle ; Toronto : Hogrefe & Huber, 2001.

Contents:

• Part 1 Theory and Methods
• Chapter 1 Disability and Cultural Variation: The ICIDH-2 Cross-Cultural Applicability Research Study / T.B. Ustun, S. Chatterji, J.E. Bickenbach, R.T. Trotter II, S. Saxena 3
• Chapter 2 Objectives and Overall Plan for the ICIDH-2 Cross-Cultural Applicability Research Study / S. Chatterji, T.B. Ustun, R.T. Trotter II 21
• Chapter 3 Cross-Cultural Applicability Research (CAR) Methods / R. T. Trotter II, J. Rehm, S. Chatterji, R. Room, T.B. Ustun 37
• Part 2 Culture-Specific Findings From the CAR Study
• Chapter 4 Cambodia / Ritu Sadana, Sisokhom Sek, Hourn Kruy Kim 67
• Chapter 5 Canada - Toronto / Angela Paglia, Jurgen Rehm, Robin Room 85
• Chapter 6 Greece / V.G. Mavreas, M. Kontea, M. Asimaki, I. Giouzelis, E. Katsikas, K. Kollias, E. Polyzopoulos, D. Tsiongris, C.N. Stefanis 95
• Chapter 7 India
• Bangalore / R. Srinivasa Murthy, S. Chatterji, C.R. Chandrasekhar, K. Sekar 107
• Chapter 8 India
• Chennai / R. Thara, T. N. Srinivasan 117
• Chapter 9 India
• Delhi / S. Saxena, H. Pal, U. Singh 127
• Chapter 10 Japan / M. Tazaki, Y. Nakane 141
• Chapter 11 Luxembourg / C.B. Pull, A. Sztantics, J.M. Cloos, S. Muller, I. Heuertz, M.C. Pull 157
• Chapter 12 The Netherlands / D. Van Hoeken, Y.F. Heerkens, M.W. De Kleijn-De Vrankriijker, H.W. Hoek 171
• Chapter 13 Nigeria / O. Omigbodun, O. Odejide, J. Morakinyo 185
• Chapter 14 Romania / Radu Vrasti, Aurora Jianu, Ioan Drut, Marina Badoi, Hermine Iobb 195
• Chapter 15 Spain / J.L. Vazquez-Barquero, S. Herrera Castanedo, M. Uriarte Ituino, I. Lastra Martinez, E. Vazquez Bourgon 203
• Chapter 16 Tunisia / Adel Chaker 215
• Chapter 17 Turkey / Aygun Ertugrul, Berna Ulug, Ahmet Gogus, Kultegin Ogel, Defne Tamar, Necati Dedeoglu 223
• Chapter 18 United Kingdom / R. Nichol, D. Mumford 235
• Part 3 Cross-Cultural Results
• Chapter 19 Cross-Cultural Views on Stigma, Valuation, Parity, and Societal Values Towards Disability / R. Room, J. Rehm, R.T. Trotter, II, A. Paglia, T.B. Ustun 247
• Chapter 20 The Structure and Stability of the Proposed International Classification / J. Rehm, R.T. Trotter, II, S. Chatterji, T.B. Ustun 293.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

088937239X :

OCLC:

44674349