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The cultural politics of the paralympic movement: through an anthropological lens
- Author:
- HOWE P. David
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 187p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Like many other contemporary sporting institutions, the Paralympic Games have made the transition from pastime to spectacle, and the profile of athletes with disabilities has been increased as a result. This book reviews the current status of the Paralympics and challenges the mainstream assumption that the Games are a vehicle for empowerment of the disabled community. Using ethnographic methods unique in this area of study, P. David Howe has undertaken an innovative and critical examination of the social, political and economic processes shaping the Paralympic Movement. In The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement he presents his findings and offers a new insight into the relationship between sport, the body and the culture of disability. In doing so he has produced the most comprehensive and radical text about high performance sport for the disabled yet published.
Young disabled people: aspirations, choices and constraints
- Author:
- SHAH Sonali
- Publisher:
- Ashgate
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 124p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Aldershot
Based on research funded by the European Social Fund, this publication examines the career-related decisions and aspirations of young disabled people. A comparison is made between young disabled people in special and mainstream education in relation to the origins of their career-related decisions, and their perceptions of how they will achieve their goals. The book also covers social and personal factors that may act as barriers to young people's choices, such as disabling barriers (physical, social and attitudinal), impairment, friends, family background and relationships, education system, government policy and the expectations of others.
Children's trusts: statutory guidance on inter-agency cooperation to improve well-being of children, young people and their families
- Author:
- GREAT BRITAIN. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department for Children, Schools and Families
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 48p.p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guidance on inter-agency co-operation, issued under section 10 of the Children Act 2004, reflects the experience of developing Children's Trust arrangements since the publication of Every Child Matters. The guidance supplements the Statutory Guidance on inter-agency cooperation to improve wellbeing of children: children's trusts (2005).