Studying Disability

<p><b><i></i></b></p><p><b><i>Presenting fully integrative text covering disability from a variety of disciplines </i></b></p><p><b><i></i></b></p><p style=BACKGROUND: white>This innovative text first reviews existing theories then sets forth a new viewpoint that incorporates elements from disability studies sociology human services rehabilitation counseling and public health. Authors Elizabeth DePoy and Stephen French Gilson explore the history of disability with a focus on both Western and non-Western cultures examine the historical conceptions of disability and how they have affected the lives and civil rights of the disabled and explore a wide range of both classic and new and emerging theories. The book concludes with a section on application of theory to practice and policy in the professional and public realm and the recommendation of a socially just community. </p>