Disability and Gender: Reflections on Theory and Research

Carol Thomas

doi:10.1080/15017410600731368

Disability and Gender: Reflections on Theory and Research

Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research

Volume 8 (2006): Issue 2-3

By: Carol Thomas

Open Access

|Feb 2006

Abstract

This paper reviews theory and research on disability and gender from a UK perspective. It reflects upon the theoretical perspectives and debates that are to be found in UK disability studies today, and considers their relevance for research on the gendered nature of disability. Themes in empirical research are noted, as is the representation and treatment of disability in mainstream feminism(s). The paper warns about the danger of exclusion through nominal inclusion.

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