Description
Product ID: | 9780367610197 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Routledge Advances in Disability Studies |
Title: | The Lives of Children and Adolescents with Disabilities |
Authors: | Author: Angharad E. Beckett, Anne-Marie Callus |
Page Count: | 272 |
Subjects: | Disability: social aspects, Disability: social aspects, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents, Personal and public health / health education, Medical sociology, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents, Personal & public health, Medical sociology |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This book will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in disability studies, childhood studies, medicine and health sciences, and sociology. It also provides insights that will be of use and value to professionals working with disabled children and adolescents in education, health and in disability-specific services. This book will be of interest to undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in disability studies, childhood studies, medicine and health sciences, and sociology. It also provides insights that will be of use and value to professionals working with disabled children and adolescents in education, health and in disability-specific services. Opening with four narratives that offer the reader a window into the lived experience of disabled children, adolescents and their families, subsequent chapters explore a range of issues facing disabled children from early childhood through to late adolescence. Topics include family life, early intervention, inclusive and post-secondary education, the right to play, digital participation, the effects of labelling and matters relating to agency and sexuality. With chapters discussing research from Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Sweden and the UK amongst others, this book:
It provides a rich source of knowledge and information about the lives of disabled children and adolescents, and a variety of perspectives on how their lives are affected by material and non-material factors, social structures and cultural constructions. |
Imprint Name: | Routledge |
Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2024-01-04 |