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The past 50 years have witnessed a transformation in the structure and function of families and households. The social and demographic catalysts for these changes including but not limited to delayed marriage, the legalization of same-sex marriage, women's increased labor force participation, and declines in fertility and mortality have further impacted norms around family life and the performance of formal and informal family roles. Despite these radical shifts, however, family and personal relationships are not well-represented in disability scholarship.

In the interest of expanding disability scholarship on families, this volume of Research in Social Science and Disability brings together research and theoretical perspectives that challenge and revise dominant perspectives on disability and the changing contexts of family and personal relationships. Rooted in a sociological and anti-ableist understanding of families which recognizes that families are not only sha

Disability and the Changing Contexts of Family

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      Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
      Publication Date: 1/10/2024
      ISBN13: 9781837532216, 978-1837532216
      ISBN10: 1837532214
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      Book Synopsis

      The past 50 years have witnessed a transformation in the structure and function of families and households. The social and demographic catalysts for these changes including but not limited to delayed marriage, the legalization of same-sex marriage, women's increased labor force participation, and declines in fertility and mortality have further impacted norms around family life and the performance of formal and informal family roles. Despite these radical shifts, however, family and personal relationships are not well-represented in disability scholarship.

      In the interest of expanding disability scholarship on families, this volume of Research in Social Science and Disability brings together research and theoretical perspectives that challenge and revise dominant perspectives on disability and the changing contexts of family and personal relationships. Rooted in a sociological and anti-ableist understanding of families which recognizes that families are not only sha

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