Stigma: Notes on the Management of Spoiled Identity
Erving Goffman, 1963
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Not a disability book, but one of the most assigned texts in disability studies. Goffman's account of stigma, passing, and "covering" gives students the vocabulary for how stigmatized identities, including disability, get managed in everyday social life. Foundational background reading for the whole field.
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Available at most libraries and from Simon & Schuster / Penguin. Used copies are inexpensive and widely available.