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Section 1: FOUNDATIONS.
1. Foundations.
2. Looking Back, Ancient Greece through the 19th Century.
3. Disability in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries.
4. From Bake Sale to Commodity.
Section 2: EXPLANATORY LEGITMACY THEORY.
5. The Descriptive Element of Explanatory Legitimacy.
6. Explanations.
7. Legitimacy.
8. Legitimacy from Without.
9. Legitimacy from Within.
Section 3: FASHIONING COMMUNITIES.
10. The Traditional Stance: Putting the Cart Before the Horse.
11. Professional Stance Through Explanatory Legitimacy: Putting the Horse Back Where it Belongs.
12. A Social Justice Model of Community Legitimacy.
References.
Glossary.

About the Author

Dr. Gilson teaches courses in human biology for social workers, human behavior and the social environment, social work practice, and integrative seminar courses. His research interests and publications include experiences of domestic violence and women with disabilities, disability theory, multiculturalism and disability, and health and disability policy and advocacy. Dr. Gilson has been active in disability community organization and policy development at local, state, and national levels. He serves on a variety of professional national associations, task forces, and committees. He is currently a Commissioner on the Commission on Disability and Persons with Disabilities of the Council on Social Work Education. Along with this book, Dr. Gilson is co-author of another Brooks/Cole text, EVALUATION PRACTICE: THINKING AND ACTION PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, 2003, and is the lead editor on a compendium of model educational resources on social work and disability published by the Council on Social Work Education. Dr. DePoy teaches courses in research, evaluation, grant writing and disability studies. Her scholarship embraces health and disability, issues of aging, research methodology, and evaluation practice. She is a member of more than a dozen professional associations, societies and task forces at state, national and international levels and serves as Commissioner on the Commission on Disability and Persons with Disabilities of the Council on Social Work Education. Along with this book, Dr. DePoy is co-author of another Brooks/Cole text, EVALUATION PRACTICE: THINKING AND ACTION PRINCIPLES FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE, 2003.

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Section 1: FOUNDATIONS. 1. Foundations. 2. Looking Back, Ancient Greece through the 19th Century. 3. Disability in the Twentieth and Twenty-First Centuries. 4. From Bake Sale to Commodity. Section 2: EXPLANATORY LEGITMACY THEORY. 5. The Descriptive Element of Explanatory Legitimacy. 6. Explanations. 7. Legitimacy. 8. Legitimacy from Without. 9. Legitimacy from Within. Section 3: FASHIONING COMMUNITIES. 10. The Traditional Stance: Putting the Cart Before the Horse. 11. Professional Stance Through Explanatory Legitimacy: Putting the Horse Back Where it Belongs. 12. A Social Justice Model of Community Legitimacy. References. Glossary.

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