The Social, Cultural, and Political Discourses of Autism
Autor: | Jessica Nina Lester, Michelle O'Reilly |
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EAN: | 9789402421347 |
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Produktart: | eBook |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 13.11.2021 |
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Schlagworte: | qualitative research on autism;social and cultural construct of autism;autism in education;normal and abnormal education;social and cultural construction of disability;inclusion agenda in schools;psychiatry and education;disability and education |
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Taking up a social constructionist position, this book illustrates the social and cultural construction of autism as made visible in everyday, educational, institutional and historical discourses, alongside a careful consideration of the bodily and material realities of embodied differences. The authors highlight the economic consequences of a disabling culture, and explore how autism fits within broader arguments related to normality, abnormality and stigma. To do this, they provide a theoretically and historically grounded discussion of autism-one designed to layer and complicate the discussions that surround autism and disability in schools, health clinics, and society writ large. In addition, they locate this discussion across two contexts - the US and the UK - and draw upon empirical examples to illustrate the key points. Located at the intersection of critical disability studies and discourse studies, the book offers a critical reframing of autism and childhood mental health disorders more generally.