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No attempt to develop a social theory of disability can ignore the issue of ideology for
there is a clear relationship between prevailing social structures, dominant ideology and the way society handles its deviants. (Abbot and Sapsford, 1987, p. 7)
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Oliver, M. (1990). The Ideological Construction of Disability. In: The Politics of Disablement. Critical Texts in Social Work and the Welfare State. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20895-1_4
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