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UNINA9910821315203321 |
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Titolo |
Women with intellectual disabilities : finding a place in the world / / edited by Rannveig Traustad?ottir and Kelley Johnson |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Jessica Kingsley, 2000 |
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ISBN |
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1-84642-231-0 |
1-4175-5295-6 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (303 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Rannveig Traustad?ottir <1950-> |
JohnsonKelley <1947-> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Learning disabled women |
Learning disabled women - Psychology |
Learning disabled women - Social conditions |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""WHAT IS LIFE LIKE?""; ""DISCOVERING A SISTER""; ""COMING HOME""; ""UNHAPPY FAMILIES""; ""LIFE WIITHOUT PARENTS""; ""FAMILY, MARRIAGE, FRIENDS AND WORK""; ""LEARNING FROM AND WITH WOMEN""; ""FRIENDSHIP""; ""CONSENT, ABUSE AND CHOICES""; ""WE LIKE WORKING""; ""GINA'S STORY""; ""MY LEADERSHIP CAREER""; ""THE SOCIAL MEANING OF WORK""; ""CARING""; ""MY LIFE IN L'ARCHE""; ""INTERSECTING CULTURES""; ""THIRTY-NINE MONTHS UNDER THE DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION ACT""; ""MOTHERHOOD, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY LIFE""; ""... in the World""; ""The Contributors""; ""References""; ""Subject Index""; ""Name Index"" |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book provides the first comprehensive exploration of the issues affecting the lives of women with intellectual disabilities. Women from all over the world have collaborated to write about their lives, their experiences and their hopes for the future. Different aspects of life - work, family, relationships and more - are discussed. |
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