Reconstructing Motherhood and Disability in the Age of Perfect Babies
Nonfiction, Family & Relationships, Parenting, Special Needs, Health & Well Being, Psychology, Child & Adolescent, Child Development, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Feminism & Feminist Theory
| Author: | Gail Landsman | ISBN: | 9781135963774 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | August 18, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Gail Landsman |
| ISBN: | 9781135963774 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | August 18, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail.
Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail.
