Intellectual Disability and Being Human

Chrissie Rogers joined Aston University as a sociologist in the School of Languages and Social Sciences in September 2012. She graduated from Essex with her PhD (ESRC) in Sociology (2004) and then secured an ESRC post-doctoral fellowship (Cambridge). She subsequently published a monograph Parenting and Inclusive Education. Chrissie has held posts at Keele, Brunel and Anglia Ruskin. Chrissie has published in the areas of mothering, disability, intimacy, and sociology of education. She also completed a small piece of research with young disabled people on relationships, friendships and leisure time. Chrissie co-edited Critical Approaches to Care: with Dr Susie Weller and is editing a special issue for Sexualities on Intellectual Disability and Sexuality. Chrissie is also writing in the area of women in the academy, and co-construction of research with disabled people.

• 1. Introduction: Being Human  2. A Care Ethics Model of Disability: Ways of Being Human and Intellectual Disability  3. Re-humanising Education  4. Mothering and (In)Humanity: Care-less Spaces  5. Sexual and Friendship Politics: Considering Relationships  6. Concluding Remarks

"Chrissie Rogers's Intellectual Disability and Being Human offers a unique combination of disability theory, care ethics, pop-culture references, and sociological insight. Combining these approaches is unique, and the task is enriched by Rogers's background in sociology and social theory combined with her knowledge of feminist philosophy. Rogers addresses some of the most significant areas of life related to care ethics, including education, mothering, and relationships. I recommend Rogers's text and I applaud her unique and well-researched combination of ethics of care, capabilities approaches to disabilities, sociological theory, and pop-culture references. It is rare that a book combines such careful scholarship and clear writing with an eye toward practical knowledge and making a genuine difference in the everyday lived experience of real women."-Christine A. James, Valdosta State University