Efnisyfirlit

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of Tables
• List of Figures
• Foreword
• Tom Shakespeare
• Acknowledgements
• Notes on Contributors
• Introduction: Disabled Children and Youth in the Nordic Countries
• Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson, Borgunn Ytterhus, Rannveig Traustadóttir and Berit Berg
• Why this book?
• Theoretical foundations
• Nordic welfare and disability policies
• Organisation and content of the book
• Note
• References
• Part I: Theories and History
• 1 Perspectives on Childhood and Disability
• Borgunn Ytterhus, Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson, Rannveig Traustadóttir and Berit Berg
• Theoretical and conceptual underpinnings
• Disabled children’s perspectives and experiences
• Future directions
• References
• 2 Disabled Children and Welfare Policy in the Nordic Countries: Historical Notes
• Jan Tøssebro
• Two fundamental changes
• Three discourses
• After normalization – trends from the 1970s to the 1990s and beyond
• References
• 3 Inclusion, Diagnostics, and Diversity: Ethical Considerations
• Simo Vehmas
• Introduction
• Disability as an ethical and political issue
• Capabilities and inclusion
• Diagnostics, medicalization, and moral responsibility
• Conclusion
• References
• Part II: Identity and Images
• 4 ‘I Am Different, But I’m Like Everyone Else’: The Dynamics of Disability Identity
• Anders Gustavsson and Catarina Nyberg
• Disability and identity – from dichotomies to dynamics
• The family and ‘the first generation of integration’ in Sweden
• Taking the normalization and integration policy seriously
• The family as a supportive space for positive self-identifications
• Multiple identifications
• Sven’s self-identifications
• Positive self-identifications
• Normal, but thinks in a different way
• Explaining, proving and defending self-identifications
• Multiplicity, fluidity and continuity
• The dynamics of disability identity
• Notes
• References
• 5 Childhood Disability, Identity and the Body
• Eiríkur Smith and Rannveig Traustadóttir
• Identity and the body
• The research
• Childhood disability
• Entering the teenage years
• Experiencing differentiation
• Embodied obstacles and explorations
• Conclusion
• References
• 6 Ethnicity, Disability, and Identity
• Anna M. Kittelsaa
• Introduction
• The study: immigrant families with disabled children in Norway
• Parents’ narratives about identity
• Individual identity and disability
• Identifying children with severe impairments
• Ethnic identity and disability
• The importance of belonging to a family
• Professional narratives
• Professionals’ narratives about identity and disability
• Professionals’ narratives about ethnicity
• Conclusion
• References
• 7 Cultural Representation of Disability in Children’s Literature
• Hanna Björg Sigurjónsdóttir
• Icelandic folk tales
• Translated fairy tales and fantasy literature
• Classic children’s books
• More realistic books
• Discussion: images of disability
• References
• Children’s books
• Part III: Interaction and Inclusion
• 8 Social Inclusion as a Theoretical Concept and a Social Practice
• Karin Barron
• Introduction
• The emergence of ‘social inclusion’ as a significant concept
• A question of power
• Claiming social inclusion on one’s own terms
• All the children contributing
• Playing alone, but not necessarily lonely
• The complexity of identity
• Gendered pathways
• Interests and gendered agency
• References
• 9 Does One Size Fit All? Physical Placement, Organizational Structure, and Parental Satisfaction in Norwegian Day Care Centres
• Borgunn Ytterhus
• Introduction
• Nordic welfare and day care for children
• Data and analysis
• Major political changes – few empirical changes
• What characterizes the day care centres where parents and staff are most satisfied?
• Discussion
• Note
• References
• 10 Trendsetters and Followers: Disabled Young People’s Computer Use during Leisure Time
• Helena Hemmingsson
• The digital generation
• Information Communication Technology and impairments
• The digital divide
• Surveying young people’s media habits
• Young people’s use of ICT in 2006
• Different views on the results
• Trendsetters and followers
• In search of explanations
• Concluding remarks
• Note
• References
• 11 A Comparison of Social Life among 11-Year-Old Disabled Children and 11-Year-Olds in General
• Maria Lomborg Røgeskov, Helle Hansen and Steen Bengtsson
• Children’s development and social relations
• Method
• Disabled children
• Social life outside school
• School and social life
• Bullying
• Friendship and peer relations
• Conclusions and perspectives
• Notes
• References
• Part IV: Families and Services
• 12 Ordinary or Not? Families of Children Growing Up with Disabilities
• Jan Tøssebro and Christian Wendelborg
• Ordinary families?
• Family experiences with the service system
• Conclusions
• References
• 13 Immigrant Families with Disabled Children in Norway
• Berit Berg
• Introduction
• The study: immigrant families with disabled children in Norway
• Survey methods and ethical considerations
• Family attitudes towards disability
• Sameness and differences
• Stereotypes, misunderstandings, and myths
• Interactions with the service system
• A demanding situation
• Conclusion
• Note
• References
• 14 User Perspectives on Support Services to Disabled Children and Their Families
• Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson
• Eliciting family perspectives and priorities
• Measuring processes of care
• What parents think and want
• Children’s and adolescents’ views
• Discussion and implications
• References
• Concluding Remarks
• Borgunn Ytterhus, Snæfrídur Thóra Egilson, Rannveig Traustadóttir and Berit Berg
• Increased emphasis on disabled children
• Importance of families
• Human rights perspectives
• Social inclusion and exclusion
• Future challenges of the Nordic welfare states
• References
• Index