Sociologies of Disability and Illness - C. Thomas

Sociologies of Disability and Illness

Contested Ideas in Disability Studies and Medical Sociology

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Buch | Hardcover
224 Seiten
2007
Red Globe Press (Verlag)
978-1-4039-3636-3 (ISBN)
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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.

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).

Introduction: Disciplinary Divides and Definitions.- Theories and Traditions in Medical Sociology.- Theories and Traditions in Disability Studies.- Care and Dependency: a disciplinary clash.- The body: lost and found.- Experiencing Disability and Chronic Illness.- Towards a Sociology of Disability?.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 27.4.2007
Zusatzinfo 224 p.
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 508 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Allgemeines / Lexika
Studium 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik) Med. Psychologie / Soziologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-4039-3636-6 / 1403936366
ISBN-13 978-1-4039-3636-3 / 9781403936363
Zustand Neuware
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