Beyond Difference - Softcover

Condeluci, Al

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1574440225 ISBN 13: 9781574440225

Publisher: Routledge, 1995

Synopsis

Difference is something that we all have known or felt. It is not necessarily cause for negative experiences, hostility, or rejection. However, when people assert that they feel different it is usually a statement that they feel bad, lonely, or isolated. Role expectation and role behavior can materialize in negative ways, especially when combined with differences. This is what is faced by people with disabilities who are often stereotyped as incapable. Condeluci explores the painful experience of being different and offers solutions for society to heal itself and for individuals within that society to grow beyond difference. A combination of personal stories and professional experiences, Beyond Difference is a profound study of the rightful place of all persons within the society in which they live. Either people with differences are included into groups and association of community or they are not. In many ways, Condeluci suggests our specialties, jargon, and professionalism have gotten in the way. He faces this fact head on in Beyond Difference and provides a compelling argument for change in how the disabled are perceived and devalued and, because of their differences, fall prey to exclusion from society. Beyond Difference is perfect for professionals in any field related to human services, rehabilitation, education. Ideal for college-level counseling, human services, and disability-related courses, as well as libraries, associations, and families.

About this title

About the Author

Al Condeluci

From the Back Cover

From the author of Interdependence: The Route to Community comes a new and compelling look at the reality of human behavior, diversity, and the actions of people and systems. Beyond Difference looks closely at our culture and institutions and challenges readers to ask why it is that mechanization and other narrow social trends have become so rooted that our society is finding it hard to balance for a common good. Condeluci asks, "If our institutions are becoming more mechanical and robotic, then won't our characters?"

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1574440225
• ISBN 13: 9781574440225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 302