Disability, Culture and Identity [Paperback]

First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.Chapter OneDisability, Culture and Identity: IntroductionIntroductionThe Social Model of Disability and CultureWhat is Culture?Culture and DisabilityDisability and IdentityStructure and Content of the BookConclusionReferences Chapter TwoDependent ChildrenTroubled AdolescentsNeedy Disabled PeopleDefined as 'The Other'Is it Possible to Have a Culture of ParticipationReferences Chapter ThreeDaily Denials: The Routinisation of Oppression and ResistanceIntroductionThe Importance of Interaction: reclaiming social InteractionPrejudiceThe Daily Experience of OppressionOppression as Patronage and the Denial of AgencyOppression as the Product of CharityBecoming the Centre of AttentionEngaging with Non-Disabled PeopleOppression as IgnoranceConclusionReferences Chapter FourImpairment, Disability and the Habitus of Old AgeIntroductionThinking about Disability and Old AgeTalking about Older Disabled PeoplePreoccupation with the Body and the Physical FunctionBiography and IdentityOlder Disabled People, Same or Different?References Chapter FiveChallenging a Spoiled Identity: Mental Health Service Users, Recognition and RedistributionIntroductionChallenging a Spoiled IdentityPatientCustomerUserSurvivorClientMemberPerson with the DiagnosisMadpersonNo Suitable TermTowards a Mental Health Identity?A Positive Identity?A Permanent Identity?Social Construct or Immanent Condition?A Shared Identity?Rethinking Identity?Conclusion: The Limits of DifferenceReferences Chapter SixDeafness / Disability - Problematising Notions of Identity, Culture and StructureIntroductionDeaf Studies: The Structural Penetration of CultureDisability Studies: The Cultural Penetration of StructureConclusionsReferences Chapter SevenAgainst a Politics of Victimisation: Disability Culture and Self-Advocates with Learning Difficulties.IntroductionDisabling and Disabilityl)