Understanding Disability Policies
Understanding Disability Policies provides a comprehensive analysis of the development and consequences of disability policies in Britain from Victorian times to the present day. Written in clear and jargon-free English, it is essential reading for studen
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Understanding Disability Policies
Robert F. Drake
([) Robert F. Drake 1999 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this pubhcation may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be Identlfled as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. FIrst published 1999 by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS and London Compames and representatives throughout the world ISBN 978-0-333-72427-9 ISBN 978-1-349-27311-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-27311-9
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This book is dedicated to my parents Robert and Audrey Drake
Contents
Acknowledgements
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1 Introduction
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The structure of the book
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THE MEANING OF DISABILITY AND THE CREATION OF POLICY
Theoretical understandings of disability
Introduction Defining disability: the 'personal tragedy' model Ethics and the personal tragedy model The social model of disability The exercise of power The state, power and the creation of policy What is policy? How is policy made? Conclusion
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II:
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DISABILITY POLICY, MODELS AND DEVELOPMENT
Models of disability policy
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Introduction A spectrum of approaches to disability policy Citizenship Conclusion
35 37 41 44
The development of disability policies in Britain
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Introduction The historical context Conclusion
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Understanding Disability Policies
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Contemporary disability policies in Britain Introduction Contemporary disability policies and social institutions Conclusion
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Contemporary British policy in the international context Introduction Negative policies: Nazi Germany and China Contemporary Sweden: a maximal welfare state? Australia: a hybrid welfare/civil rights approach The United States: a civil rights approach Conclusion: the United Kingdom's piecemeal approach in context
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POLICY OUTCOMES AND DISABLED PEOPLE'S RESPONSES
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Social class and disability Introduction Social class and disability What is 'class'? Social class and the impact of disability policies Conclusion
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Gender and disability Introduction Differential treatment and impacts of policies on women and men Responses to the impacts of disability policies Policy impacts on gay and lesbian disabled peopl
