Over The Last Thirty Years, The Field Of Disability Studies Has Emerged From The Political Activism Of Disabled People. In This Challenging Review Of The Field, Leading Disability Academic And Activist Tom Shakespeare Argues That The Social Model Theory Has Reached A Dead End. This New Edition Is Updated Throughout, Drawing On Shakespeare's Most Recent Thinking, The Controversy Surrounding The First Edition And The World Report On Disability, As Well As Incorporating A New Chapter On Disability In A Global Context. Introduction -- Foundations -- Materialist Disability Studies -- Cultural Disability Studies -- Critical Realist Disability Studies -- Labels And Badges -- Applications -- Questioning Prenatal Diagnosis -- Just Around The Corner: The Quest For Cure -- Autonomy At The End Of Life -- Personal Assistance As A Relationship -- Friendship -- Thinking About Disability, Sex And Love -- Understanding Violence Against Disabled People. Tom Shakespeare. Updated Edition Of The Author's Disability Rights And Wrongs. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.