@article{694752,
      recid = {694752},
      author = {Brune, Jeffrey A., and Wilson, Daniel J.,},
      title = {Disability and passing blurring the lines of identity /  [electronic resource] :},
      pages = {1 online resource (217 pages)},
      abstract = {Passing, an act usually associated with disguising race,  also relates to disability. Whether a person classified as  mentally ill struggles to suppress aberrant behavior to  appear "normal" or a person intentionally takes on a  disability identity to gain some advantage, passing is a  pervasive and much-discussed phenomenon. This  anthology  examines this issue. Focusing on the United States from the  nineteenth century to the present, the editors and  contributors to this volume explore the intersections of  disability, race, gender, and sexuality as these various  aspects of identity influence each other and make identity  fluid. They argue that the line between disability and  normality is blurred, discussing disability as an  individual identity and as a social category. And they  discuss the role of stigma in decisions about whether or  not to pass. The essays speak to the complexity of  individual decisions about passing and open the  conversation for broader discussion.  -- From publisher's  website},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/694752},
}