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Social Science People With Disabilities

Not a New Problem

Violence in the Lives of Disabled Women

edited by Michelle Owen, Diane Hiebert-Murphy & Janice Ristock

foreword by Emily Ternette

Publisher
Fernwood Publishing
Initial publish date
Nov 2018
Category
People with Disabilities, Women's Studies, Social Work
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781773630779
    Publish Date
    Nov 2018
    List Price
    $28.00

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Violence in the lives of women with disabilities is not a new problem, but it is a problem about which little has been written. This gap in our knowledge needs to be addressed, as women with disabilities are valuable members of our society whose experiences need to be made known. Without such knowledge, political action for social justice and for the prevention of violence is impossible.

Contributors to Not a New Problem examine the experiences of Canadian women with disabilities, the need for improved access to services and the ways this violence is exacerbated by and intersects with gender, sexuality, Indigeneity, race, ethnicity and class.

About the authors

Michelle Owen is Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Coordinator of Disability Studies at the University of Winnipeg. Her primary teaching and research interests and publications are focused on gender, sexuality, family, chronic illness, and disability.

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Diane Hiebert-Murphy is a professor in the Faculty of Social Work and the Psychological Service Centre at the University of Manitoba.

 

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Janice Ristock is a professor in Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Manitoba.

 

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