The social psychology of disability / / Dana S. Dunn

• Autore: Dunn Dana
• Pubblicazione: Oxford, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2015; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.9/08
• Soggetto topico: People with disabilities; Sociology of disability; Disability studies
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; The Social Psychology of Disability; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword; Preface and Acknowledgments; 1 Overview: The Social Psychology of Disability; 2 Fundamental Psychosocial Concepts for Understanding Disability; 3 Challenges: Stigma, Stereotyping, and Disability; 4 Attitudes Toward People with Disabilities; 5 Coping with and Adjusting to Disability; 6 Towards an Understanding of Disability Identity; 7 A Positive Psychology of Disability and Rehabilitation; 8 The Ecology of Disability; Notes; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This is the first book to systematically review, update, organize, and critique the literature on the social psychology of disability in 30 years. The book gives pride of place to classic as well as contemporary concepts from the social psychology of disability and rehabilitation psychology that researchers and clinicians can use or adapt for their professional venues. The book''s overarching message is an important one: The experience of most people with disabilities is not what nondisabled persons anticipate--contrary to the latter''s beliefs and expectations, the former can lead full and no
• Titolo autorizzato: The social psychology of disability
• ISBN: 0-19-998571-5; 0-19-998570-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808933603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Academy of Rehabilitation Psychology series.