Per Germundsson

Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities. Over the last decade there has been a significant shift from body to environment, and the relation between the two, when understanding the phenomenon of disabilities. The current trend is to view disabilities as the outcome of this interaction; in short from a biopsychosocial perspective. This has called for research based on frameworks that incorporate both the body and the environment. There is a great corpus of knowledge of the functions of a body, and a growing corpus of environmental factors such as perceptions among specific groups of persons towards disabilities. However, there is a lack of knowledge of the perception of disabilities from a general population. This book offers an insight into how we can broaden our understanding of disability by using Social Representations Theory, with specific examples from studies on hearing loss. The authors highlight that attitudes and actions are outcomes of a more fundamental disposition (i.e., social representation) towards a phenomenon like disability.This book is written assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of Social Representations Theory. It will be of interest to all scholars, students and professionals working in the fields of disability studies, health and social care, and sociology.

Disability and Social Representations Theory provides theoretical and methodological knowledge to uncover the public perception of disabilities. Over the last decade there has been a significant shift from body to environment, and the relation between the two, when understanding the phenomenon of disabilities. The current trend is to view disabilities as the outcome of this interaction; in short from a biopsychosocial perspective. This has called for research based on frameworks that incorporate both the body and the environment. There is a great corpus of knowledge of the functions of a body, and a growing corpus of environmental factors such as perceptions among specific groups of persons towards disabilities. However, there is a lack of knowledge of the perception of disabilities from a general population. This book offers an insight into how we can broaden our understanding of disability by using Social Representations Theory, with specific examples from studies on hearing loss. The authors highlight that attitudes and actions are outcomes of a more fundamental disposition (i.e., social representation) towards a phenomenon like disability.This book is written assuming the reader has no prior knowledge of Social Representations Theory. It will be of interest to all scholars, students and professionals working in the fields of disability studies, health and social care, and sociology.

Boken presenterar olika bidrag till kunskapsutvecklingen när det gäller samverkan för hälsa och välfärd. Det handlar om teoretiska bidrag såväl som forskningsresultat och praktiska erfarenheter av samverkan. Boken behandlar samverkan mellan olika professioner och organisationer inom hälso- och sjukvård, folkhälsoarbete, vård och omsorg för äldre, psykiatri och miss­bruksvård, arbetslivsinriktad rehabilitering, stöd till utsatta barn och ungdomar samt samverkan på olycksplatser. Genomgående behandlas olika teoretiska frågeställningar i samband med organisering, ledning, utveckling och utvärdering av samverkan. Dessutom behandlas en rad principiella frågor om välfärdssystemets utveckling och betydelsen av samverkan för att möta de komplexa behoven i det postindustriella samhället.Ett stort antal forskare från det svenska nätverket för forskning om samverkan medverkar i denna bok. Det finns även bidrag från norska och danska forskare inom området. Det är forskare från olika vetenskapliga discipliner. Dessutom medverkar personer med praktisk erfarenhet av samverkan.Om samverkan vänder sig till studerande vid universitet och hög­skolor samt till personer som är praktiskt verksamma inom hälso- och sjukvård och andra välfärdsområden, där gränsöverskridande samverkan blir ett allt viktigare inslag i verksamheten.