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The relationship between disability and identity is a debated question in disability research. In this chapter, we would like to contribute to this discussion by drawing on studies of self-identifications and disability within a family context (Gustavsson, 2000), as well as on insights from theories on cultural and ethnic identity (e.g. Hall & du Gay, 1996; Nyberg, 2006; Westin, 2003).
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Gustavsson, A., Nyberg, C. (2015). ‘I Am Different, But I’m Like Everyone Else’: The Dynamics of Disability Identity. In: Traustadóttir, R., Ytterhus, B., Egilson, S.T., Berg, B. (eds) Childhood and Disability in the Nordic Countries. Studies in Childhood and Youth. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137032645_5
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