The Social Construction of Intellectual Disability - Softcover

Rapley, Mark

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9780521005296: The Social Construction of Intellectual Disability
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ISBN 10: 0521005299 ISBN 13: 9780521005296
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

A range of case studies, drawing upon ethnomethodological and conversation analytic scholarship, reveals how persons categorized as "intellectually disabled" are actually defined through their interaction with care staff and other professionals. Intellectual disability is usually thought of as a form of internal, individual affliction, differing little from diabetes, paralysis or chronic illness. This study's application of discursive psychology to intellectual disability demonstrates that what is usually understood as being an individual problem is actually an interactional or social product.

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About the Author

Mark Rapley is Assistant Professor of Psychology at Murdoch University. His work applies discursive psychology to questions of power, in particular the interactional and rhetorical production of persons with intellectual disabilities, the 'mentally ill' and Aboriginal Australians. His most recent books are Quality of Life Research: A Critical Introduction (2003) and, with Susan Hansen and Alex McHoul, Beyond Help: A Consumer's Guide to Psychology (2003).

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521005299
ISBN 13 
9780521005296
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
260
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