Disability in South Asia : knowledge & experience / Anita Ghai.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ghai, Anita, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

People with disabilities--South Asia.

People with disabilities.

Sociology of disability--South Asia.

Sociology of disability.

Disabilities--South Asia.

Disabilities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (444 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles, CA : SAGE Publications, Inc., 2018.

Summary:

Disability in South Asia: Knowledge & Experience presents a comprehensive approach to various aspects of disability in South Asia. A critical work on disability studies, this book explores the full complexity of disability in its multi-layered, interactional dynamics. The book imparts understanding of the social, political and cultural construction of disability as opposed to the traditional perception of disability in terms of medical condition, biological trait, rehabilitation and special education. It focuses on foregrounding disability across various areas including education, law and sociology, critically exploring the interaction of gender and disability, and challenging the separation between theory and practice as well as academia and activism. The book shows how the inclusion of a disability perspective enriches scholarship by contributing to the understanding of social marginalization, oppression and the perception of difference. It highlights the lived experiences of people with disabilities to help readers develop a nuanced comprehension of disability.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789353280321

935328032X

9789352807086

9352807081

9789352807093

935280709X

OCLC:

1054067352