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This volume of ""Research in Social Science and Disability"" focuses attention on the dual themes of theory and methodology that must form a basis for studies of impairment and disability. It addresses issues that include: critiques of current concepts of disability; the fit between sociological role theory and the concept of disability; the operationalization of different definitions of disability; conducting surveys with people with impairments; and, the reliability and utility of several qualitative research methodologies as applied to impairment and disability. Overall, the papers in this volume represent the beginning of a resurgence of interest in social science theories and methodologies within the study of impairment and disability.

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Author:   Sharon N. Barnartt ,  Barbara Altman
Publisher:   Emerald Publishing Limited
Imprint:   JAI Press Inc.
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.586kg
ISBN:  

9780762307739

ISBN 10:   0762307730
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   20 June 2001
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

EDITORIAL BOARD. Introduction: Exploring theories and expanding methodologies: Where we are and where we need to go. The social model of disability: An outdated ideology?. The conceptualization of disability. Using role theory to describe disability. Definitions of disability and their operationalization, and measurement in survey data: An update. Examining the fit between deafness and disability. Methodological issues in the measurement of persons with disabilities. Measures of functional limitations: The effects of person-level vs. household-level questionnaire design. Inclusion of disabled populations in interview surveys: Review and recommendations. Interpretive research and people with intellectual disabilities: Politics and practicalities. Problems of methodology in cross-cultural disability studies: An indian immigrant example. Content analysis methodology for studying news and disability: Case studies from the United States and England. Case study method for research on disability. About the Authors.

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