Disability Dialogues: Advocacy, Science, and Prestige in Postwar Clinical Professions

Author:   Andrew J. Hogan (Lecturer in Science, Technology, and Society, Creighton University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421445335


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   24 January 2023
Format:   Hardback
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Disability Dialogues: Advocacy, Science, and Prestige in Postwar Clinical Professions


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""The author argues that postwar clinical professionals resisted adopting more positive, accepting, and sociopolitical perspectives on people with disabilities, as were espoused by self-advocates and family advocates, primarily owing to concerns about professional role, identity, and prestige""--

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Author:   Andrew J. Hogan (Lecturer in Science, Technology, and Society, Creighton University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9781421445335


ISBN 10:   1421445336
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   24 January 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements Introduction. Disability Advocacy in Postwar America Chapter 1. Clinical Psychology: Evolving Disability Perspectives and Advocacy Chapter 2. Pediatrics: Moves Toward Leadership in Developmental Disabilities Chapter 3. Genetic Counseling: Identity and Role in a New Clinical Field Chapter 4. Advocacy Before Evidence? Disability Controversies in Clinical Psychology Chapter 5. Developmental Disabilities and Subspecialization in Pediatrics Chapter 6. Keeping the Conversation Open: Genetic Counseling, Disability, and Selective Abortion Epilogue. The Need for Disabled Clinical Professionals Notes Index

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Hogan makes some key arguments that will enhance history of medicine and disability studies canons....[including] some thought-provoking examples of how seemingly protective moves can paradoxically hinder progressive work in the lives of disabled people, examples that might give pause to some self-advocates and allies of the disability rights movement going forward. —H-Disability


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Andrew J. Hogan (OMAHA, NE) is the Fr. Henry W. Casper, S.J. Professor of History and an associate professor in the Departments of History and Medical Humanities at Creighton University.

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