Sociologies of disability and illness : contested ideas in disability studies and medical sociology / Carol Thomas.
Material type: TextPublisher: Basingstoke [England] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007Description: ix, 213 pages ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1403936366
- 9781403936363
- 1403936374
- 9781403936370
- Contested ideas in disability studies and medical sociology
- 305.9080941 22
- HV1568.25.G7 T47 2007
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Book | North Campus North Campus Main Collection | 305.9080941 THO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A424534B |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Pt. 1. Theoretical perspectives -- 1. Introduction : disciplinary divides and definitions -- 2. Theories and traditions in medical sociology : illness and disability as social deviance -- 3. Theories and traditions in disability studies : disability as social oppression -- Pt. 2. Contested terrain -- 4. Care and dependency : a disciplinary clash -- 5. The body : lost and found -- 6. Experiencing disability, chronic illness and other impairments -- 7. Towards a sociology of disability?
"Cutting across a disciplinary divide, Sociologies of Disability critically reviews and compares the conflicting perspectives on disability and chronic illness found in disability studies and medical sociology. Thomas carefully outlines the historical development of both these approaches, providing readers with a solid understanding of the overlaps and divergences between the two fields. With a fresh interpretation of theoretical traditions in medical sociology, and an informed commentary on major debates in disability studies, this original text is necessary reading for all students of medical sociology and disability studies."--Publisher description.
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