Sociologies of Disability and Illness.
By: Thomas, Carol.
Publisher: London : Red Globe Press, 2007Description: ix, 213p ; pbk.ISBN: 9781403936370.Subject(s): Disability Studies | Disability studies | People with disabilities | Sociology of disabilitiesDDC classification: 305.9080941Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Disciplinary divides and definitionsT︣heories and traditions in medical sociology: illness and disability as social devianceT︣heories and traditions in disability studies: disability as social oppressionC︣are and dependency: a disciplinary clashT︣he body : lost and foundE︣xperiencing disability, chronic illness, and other impairmentsT︣owards a sociology of disability.
Cutting across a disciplinary divide, this title critically reviews and compares the conflicting perspectives on disability and chronic illness found in disability studies and medical sociology.