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The medical reshaping of disabled bodies as a response to stigma and a route to normality

Disabled people are said to experience stigma because their embodied presence in the world does not fit with how others interact and use their bodies to be social participants. In response they can turn to medical procedures, such as surgery or physiotherapy, in order to reshape their bodies to more...

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Autor principal: McLaughlin, Janice
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5739832/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28167617
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/medhum-2016-011065