Identity construction and illness narratives in persons with disabilities /
edited by Chalotte Glintborg and Manuel L. de la Mata.
- 1 online resource (ix, 144 pages).
- Interdisciplinary disability studies .
"This book investigates how being diagnosed with various disabilities impacts on identity. Once diagnosed with a disability, there is a risk that this label can become the primary status both for the person diagnosed as well as for their family. This reification of the diagnosis can be oppressive because it subjugates humanity in such a way that everything a person does can be interpreted as linked to their disability"--
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People with disabilities--Psychology.
Identity (Psychology)
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
Disability studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Handicapped
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
MEDICAL / Research
BF727.P57 / I34 2021
155.9/16
"This book investigates how being diagnosed with various disabilities impacts on identity. Once diagnosed with a disability, there is a risk that this label can become the primary status both for the person diagnosed as well as for their family. This reification of the diagnosis can be oppressive because it subjugates humanity in such a way that everything a person does can be interpreted as linked to their disability"--
9781003021612 1003021611 9781000171624 1000171620 9781000171587 1000171582 9781000171600 1000171604
People with disabilities--Psychology.
Identity (Psychology)
Narrative inquiry (Research method)
Disability studies.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Handicapped
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
MEDICAL / Research
BF727.P57 / I34 2021
155.9/16