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The Social Model of Disability and the Disappearing Body

Towards a sociology of impairment

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ID5836063
AuthorsBill Hughes (Glasgow Caledonian University), Kevin B Paterson (0000-0002-8150-8628, Glasgow Caledonian University), Kevin Paterson
Year1997
Volume12
Issue3
Pages325-340
Publication date1997-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDisability & Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09687599727209
OpenAlexW2163229530
LanguageEN
Citations received355
References cited23

What is the case for and how would one begin to construct a sociology of impairment? This paper argues that the realignment of the disability/impairment distinction is vital for the identity politics of the disability movement. The body is at the heart of contemporary political and theoretical debate, yet the social model of disability makes it an exile. The transformation of the body from a reactionary to an emancipatory concept implies a sociology of impairment. This paper explores the contribution that post-structuralism and phenomenology might make to this end

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