Rights of Inclusion: Law and Identity in the Life Stories of Americans with Disabilities

Engel, David M.

ISBN 10: 0226208338 / ISBN 13: 9780226208336

Published by University of Chicago Press, 2003

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Synopsis:

Rights of Inclusion provides an innovative, accessible perspective on how civil rights legislation affects the lives of ordinary Americans. Based on eye-opening and deeply moving interviews with intended beneficiaries of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), David M. Engel and Frank W. Munger argue for a radically new understanding of rights-one that focuses on their role in everyday lives rather than in formal legal claims.

Although all sixty interviewees had experienced discrimination, none had filed a formal protest or lawsuit. Nevertheless, civil rights played a crucial role in their lives. Rights improved their self-image, enhanced their career aspirations, and altered the perceptions and assumptions of their employers and coworkers-in effect producing more inclusive institutional arrangements. Focusing on these long-term life histories, Engel and Munger incisively show how rights and identity affect one another over time and how that interaction ultimately determines the success of laws such as the ADA.

About the Author: Frank W. Munger is professor of law at the State University of New York at Buffalo and past president of the Law and Society Association. He is the editor of Laboring below the Line.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Rights of Inclusion: Law and Identity in the...
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
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