Sociologies of Disability and Illness

CAROL THOMAS is Reader in Sociology at the Institute for Health Research, Lancaster University, UK. She is known for her publications in disability studies and medical sociology. She is the author of Female Forms: Experiencing and Understanding Disability (1999).

Shortlisted for the BSA Sociology of Health and Illness Book Prize.

• Introduction: Disciplinary Divides and DefinitionsTheories and Traditions in Medical SociologyTheories and Traditions in Disability StudiesCare and Dependency: a disciplinary clashThe body: lost and foundExperiencing Disability and Chronic IllnessTowards a Sociology of Disability?