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‘Is it just food?’: the social implications of celiac disease as a disability.
- Source :
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Disability & Society . Nov2015, Vol. 30 Issue 10, p1577-1581. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2015
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Abstract
- This article focuses on the case of celiac disease, an autoimmune disease for which the medical treatment is a gluten-free diet, and the social implications of its inclusion as a disability. Under what circumstances is celiac disease a disability and what are the consequences of such considerations? The article evaluates the expansion of the definition of disability and its inclusion of individuals with celiac disease, and also considers the macro-level and micro-level consequences and social implications for both individuals with celiac disease themselves and also for the field of disability studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *CELIAC disease
*SOCIAL conditions of people with disabilities
*FOOD allergy
*GROUP identity
*ATTITUDES toward disabilities
*GLUTEN-free diet
*NUTRITION for people with disabilities
*SELF-perception
*ATTITUDE (Psychology)
*POLICY sciences
*AMERICANS with Disabilities Act of 1990
*PSYCHOLOGY
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09687599
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 111594154
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2015.1117198