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Disability

By: Melanie Panitch
In: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society
Edited by: Jodi O'Brien
Subject:Sociology of Gender
Keywords:activism; disability; disability rights movement; disabled people; feminism; reproductive rights; sterilization

Disability touches everyone. People encounter disability through personal connections with relatives, friends, and family members or as our own bodies encounter pain and restriction, limiting the ability to be independent and autonomous. Despite this common experience, people with ...

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  Panitch, M. (2009). Disability. In J. O'Brien (Ed.), Encyclopedia of gender and society (pp. 201-205). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n114
  
  Panitch, Melanie. "Disability." In Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, edited by O'Brien, Jodi, 201-5. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n114.
  
  Panitch, M. 2009. Disability. In: Jodi O'Brien Editor, 2009. Encyclopedia of Gender and Society, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 201-205 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n114> [Accessed 21 Apr 2021].
  
  Panitch, Melanie. "Disability." Encyclopedia of Gender and Society. Edited by Jodi O'Brien. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2009, pp. 201-5. SAGE Knowledge. 21 Apr 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412964517.n114.
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