Mind and Body Spaces

<p><em>Mind and Body Spaces</em> highlights new international research from Britain USA Canada and Australia on bodily impairment mental health and disabled peoples social worlds. The contributors discuss a variety of current issues including:<br>* historical conceptions of the body and behaviour<br>* contemporary political activism<br>* matters of identity and employment<br>* accessible housing<br>* parenthood and child carers<br>* psychiatric medication use<br>* masculinity and sexuality<br>* autobiography<br>* social exclusion and inclusion. <br>The contributors are: Hester Parr Ruth Butler Rob Imrie Michael L. Dorn Deborah Carter Park John Radford Brendan Gleeson Isabel Dyck Edward Hall Pamela Moss Gill Valentine Christine Milligan Flora Gathorne-Hardy Jane Stables Fiona Smith and Vera Chouinard.</p>