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On being unreasonable in modern society: are mental health problems special?
- Source :
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Disability & Society . Aug2012, Vol. 27 Issue 5, p631-646. 16p. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- There are many grounds for arguing that people with a range of disabilities have more in common than they have differences. However, those grounds to date have not resulted in a unified social movement. This paper examines one possible reason for that lack of unity: the particular force of being unreasonable in modern society. However, being unreasonable is not limited to those with a psychiatric diagnosis, nor does a lack or loss of reason take a simple common form within that group: it is a highly nuanced and context-specific matter. This complexity is discussed in relation to a set of inter-related questions about legalism, morality and post-enlightenment concerns with order and rationality. The paper concludes with a discussion of scenarios available to new social movements concerned with disability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09687599
- Volume :
- 27
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104483964
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.669108