The Rejected Body: Feminist Philosophical Reflections on Disability Contributor(s): Wendell, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415910471 ISBN-13: 9780415910477 Publisher: Routledge
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: July 1996 Annotation: 'The Rejected Body is a brilliant and original work that goes beyond the topic of disability and questions the adequacy of feminist theories of embodiment generally.'--Sandra Lee Bartky, University of Illinois, Chicago Click for more in this series: Interaction; 11 |
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BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Philosophy |
Dewey: 362.408 |
LCCN: 95-51391 |
Series: Interaction; 11 |
Physical Information: 0.46" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.65 lbs) 214 pages |
Features: Bibliography |
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Publisher Description: The Rejected Body argues that feminist theorizing has been skewed toward non-disabled experience, and that the knowledge of people with disabilities must be integrated into feminist ethics, discussions of bodily life, and criticism of the cognitive and social authority of medicine. Among the topics it addresses are who should be identified as disabled; whether disability is biomedical, social or both; what causes disability and what could 'cure' it; and whether scientific efforts to eliminate disabling physical conditions are morally justified. Wendell provides a remarkable look at how cultural attitudes towards the body contribute to the stigma of disability and to widespread unwillingness to accept and provide for the body's inevitable weakness. |
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