{"product_id":"disability-and-social-change-private-lives-and-public-policies-9781847427878","title":"Disability and social change: Private lives and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining critical policy analysis with biographical accounts, this book provides a socio-historical account of the changing treatment of disabled people in Britain from the 1940s to the present day. It asks whether life has really changed for disabled people and shows the value of using biographical methods in new and critical ways to examine social and historical change over time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the best offerings in this field.\" Journal of Social Policy\u003cbr\u003e\"A fascinating study in which more conventional histories of post-war disability are challenged through the skilful use of life stories.\" Anne Borsay, Professor of Healthcare \u0026amp; Medical Humanities, University of Swansea\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction; Disability and social change; Researching lives, telling stories; Family and friendship; Medicalisation and de-medicalisation; Education; Employment; Becoming 'disabled'; The past, the present and the future","brand":"Policy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042998616407,"sku":"9781847427878","price":75.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781847427878.jpg?v=1750956589","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/disability-and-social-change-private-lives-and-public-policies-9781847427878","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}