Keith Sharp
Biographic Data
| ID | 3603726 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Keith Sharp |
| GIVEN NAMES | Keith |
| FAMILY NAME | Sharp |
| SIGNATURE | SHARP K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Coventry University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Feminism, Abortion and Disability
There has been considerable discussion of the political allegiance between the feminist and disability movements, but the question of abortion remains a thorny one. Disability rights advocates have been keen to demonstrate that it is possible to believe in a woman's right to sovereignty over the body and, yet, be opposed to the selective abortion of an impaired foetus -describing the latter as a form of 'weak' eugenics
Assessment, Disability and the Problem of Compensation
The number of disabled students within higher education in the UK is thought to have increased significantly in recent years and is expected to increase further in the next few years. The practice of permitting disabled students to take an alternative form of assessment is commonly used as a means of providing them with an equality of opportunity. However, whilst these aims are commendable, this widely used practice raises a number of issues and …
Equal opportunities and the use of language
The proliferation of equal opportunities policies in institutions of higher education in recent years has resulted in a number of institutions introducing policies which aim to regulate the use of language. Our aim, in this paper, is to explore the philosophical foundations of such policies, and to pose the question of whether they can be justified on the grounds that they promote equality of opportunity. In the first part of the paper, we examin…
Biology and Social Science
Biosocial Perspectives on the Family (Book)
Tests of U.S. Short and Long Interest Rate Seasonality
Mortgage Rate Insurance in Canada
Why the Labour party needs electoral reform
1980). Why the Labour party needs electoral reform. Representation: Vol. 20, No. 79, pp. 9-11
Feminism, Abortion and Disability
There has been considerable discussion of the political allegiance between the feminist and disability movements, but the question of abortion remains a thorny one. Disability rights advocates have been keen to demonstrate that it is possible to believe in a woman's right to sovereignty over the body and, yet, be opposed to the selective abortion of an impaired foetus -describing the latter as a form of 'weak' eugenics
Why the Labour party needs electoral reform
1980). Why the Labour party needs electoral reform. Representation: Vol. 20, No. 79, pp. 9-11
Mortgage Rate Insurance in Canada
Tests of U.S. Short and Long Interest Rate Seasonality
Biosocial Perspectives on the Family (Book)
Biology and Social Science
Equal opportunities and the use of language
The proliferation of equal opportunities policies in institutions of higher education in recent years has resulted in a number of institutions introducing policies which aim to regulate the use of language. Our aim, in this paper, is to explore the philosophical foundations of such policies, and to pose the question of whether they can be justified on the grounds that they promote equality of opportunity. In the first part of the paper, we examin…
Assessment, Disability and the Problem of Compensation
The number of disabled students within higher education in the UK is thought to have increased significantly in recent years and is expected to increase further in the next few years. The practice of permitting disabled students to take an alternative form of assessment is commonly used as a means of providing them with an equality of opportunity. However, whilst these aims are commendable, this widely used practice raises a number of issues and …
Feminism, Abortion and Disability
There has been considerable discussion of the political allegiance between the feminist and disability movements, but the question of abortion remains a thorny one. Disability rights advocates have been keen to demonstrate that it is possible to believe in a woman's right to sovereignty over the body and, yet, be opposed to the selective abortion of an impaired foetus -describing the latter as a form of 'weak' eugenics
Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Higher education (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Law and economics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Politics (2 works)