Qu, Yuanyuan (2019) Understanding the body and disability in Chinese contexts. Disability and Society. pp. 1-22. ISSN 0968-7599
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This article examines the conceptualization of the body and disability throughout Chinese history. To concisely present a general scene, the article defines three historical periods and, in each period, explains the social context, dominant ideologies, and meaning of the body and disability. The arguments are as follows: traditional China (before 1949) was a homogeneous society, in which a whole, correct body was required and people with impairment were de-humanized; in socialist China (1949–1979), the body was seen as national property and those contributing less were marginalized; and in China’s post-communist reform (since 1979), the body has been defined as an individual tool of production and competition. Disabled people have started to emerge as a legislative, political, and social category, who are equal in theory but marginalized in practice, and who are expected to be active and productive through their personal endeavors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/cdso20 |
| Additional Information: | © 2019 Informa UK |
| Divisions: | International Development |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform J Political Science > JA Political science (General) H Social Sciences > HM Sociology |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Aug 2019 14:06 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Nov 2024 23:18 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/101446 |
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