Sociologies of Disability and Illness

Contested Ideas in Disability Studies and Medical Sociology

AvCarol Thomas

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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Beskrivning

This book critically compares conflicting perspectives and overlapping themes within the study of disability and illness across recent decades. With fresh interpretation of traditional theory in medical sociology and informed commentary on theoretical debates in disability studies, it is provocative reading for students and scholars in this field.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2007-04-27
Mått:156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt:488 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781403936363

Utforska kategorier

Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Medicin: allmänt inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

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).

Recensioner i media

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

Innehållsförteckning

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?