Questions Of Competence

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1998. First printing. Paperback. Very Good +. Trade paperback, sticker residue, 250 pp.

Paperback / softback. New. This book advances a conceptualisation of intellectual disability that emphasises its cultural variability and social construction rather than its medicalised, physiological nature. Addressed to disability specialists in the social sciences and medicine, it treats intellectual disability not just as a property of individuals, but also as social phenomenon.

Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1998. ix, + 250pp. Book clean, square. Spine firm. Leaves clean, crisp and unmarked. Illustrated card wrapper has soft crease, negligible edgewear only. "Intellectual disability is a socially constructed phenomenon that varies in important respects cross-culturally. This collection of original essays examines the classification of people as competent and incompetent in the United States, England,… Read more about this item

Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Questions of Competence.

Cambridge University Press, 1998. Paperback. New.

Cambridge University Press, 1998. Paperback. New.

New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Questions of Competence: Culture, Classification and Intellectual Disability.

Hardback. New. This book advances a conceptualisation of intellectual disability that emphasises its cultural variability and social construction rather than its medicalised, physiological nature. Addressed to disability specialists in the social sciences and medicine, it treats intellectual disability not just as a property of individuals, but also as social phenomenon.

Cambridge Univ Pr, 1999. Hardcover. New. 250 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches.