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Exploring theories and expanding methodologies : where we are and where we need to go / edited by Sharon N. Barnartt, Barbara M. Altman
(Research in social science and disability ; v. 2)

Publisher	Amsterdam ; New York : JAI
Year	2001
Edition	1st ed.
Authors	Barnartt, Sharon N Altman, Barbara Mandell

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Links to the text	Library Off-campus access			OB00120948		Emerald eBooks (電子ブック)	9781849501026

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Material Type	E-Book
Media type	機械可読データファイル
Size	1 online resource (vii, 281 p.)
Notes	Includes bibliographical references 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theories and expanding methodologies; where we are and where we need to go -- The social model of disability: an outdated ideology?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 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 Description based on print version record HTTP:URL=https://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/doi/10.1016/S1479-3547(2001)2
Subjects	LCSH:Disability studies LCSH:Sociology of disability LCSH:People with disabilities FREE:Disability: social aspects FREE:Social Science -- People with Disabilities All Subject Search FREE:Health & Fitness -- General All Subject Search
Classification	LCC:HV1568.2 UDC:364.6 DC21:305.9/0816
ID	8000071994
ISBN	9781849501026