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Book SynopsisFocuses attention on the dual themes of theory and methodology that must form a basis for studies of impairment and disability. This work addresses issues that include: critiques of current concepts of disability; the fit between sociological role theory and the concept of disability; and, the operationalization of many definitions of disability.
Table of ContentsEDITORIAL BOARD. Introduction: Exploring theories and expanding methodologies: Where we are and where we need to go. The social model of disability: An outdated ideology?. The conceptualization of disability. Using role theory to describe disability. Definitions of disability and their operationalization, and measurement in survey data: An update. Examining the fit between deafness and disability. Methodological issues in the measurement of persons with disabilities. Measures of functional limitations: The effects of person-level vs. household-level questionnaire design. Inclusion of disabled populations in interview surveys: Review and recommendations. Interpretive research and people with intellectual disabilities: Politics and practicalities. Problems of methodology in cross-cultural disability studies: An indian immigrant example. Content analysis methodology for studying news and disability: Case studies from the United States and England. Case study method for research on disability. About the Authors.
