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Disability and the sociological imagination / Allison C. Carey.

Van Pelt Library HV1568 .C36 2022
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Carey, Allison C., author.
Contributor:
Christine Hikawa Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sociology of disability.
People with disabilities--Social conditions.
People with disabilities.
Physical Description:
xix, 332 pages illustrations ; 26 cm
Place of Publication:
Los Angeles : SAGE, [2022]
Summary:
"Disability and the Sociological Imagination is the first true undergraduate text for the relatively new and growing area of sociology of disability. Written by one of the field's founders and leading researchers, it discusses the major theorists, research methods, and bodies of knowledge that represents sociology's key contributions to our understanding of disability. Unlike other available texts, it examines the ways in which major social structures contribute to the production and reproduction of disability, and examines how race, class, gender, and sexual orientation shape the disability experience"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: pt. I BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY
1. Introducing the Sociology of Disability and Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter Synopsis
Learning Outcomes
Disability and the Sociological Imagination
Sociology of Disability: An Emerging Field
Common Definitions of Disability
The Social Construction of Disability
The Medical and Social Models of Disability
Explaining the Production and Experience of Disability
The Construction of Meaning and Culture on the Micro and Macro Levels
Materialist Theories
Political and State-Centered Theories
Stratification, Intersectionality, and Relationality
Embodiment
Crip Theories
Theory Overview
Conclusion
Key Terms
Resources
Activities
2. Researching Disability
Why Study Disability?
Measuring Disability
Quantitative Approaches to Measuring Disability
Qualitative Approaches to Measure Disability
Considering Data Literacy
Ethical Issues in Researching Disability
Harm to Research Participants
Exclusion from Research and the Silencing of Disabled Voices
Power and the Research Process
3. Social Constructions of Disability Through Time and Place: A Brief History
Historical Comparative Analysis
Early Civilizations in the Ancient World: Egypt, Greece, and Rome
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Greece and Rome
Medieval Era
5th Century to 1400
Medieval Europe
China
Early Modern Period to 1850
Early Modern Europe
Early America
Colonial Caribbean
1850-1950
The United States
India
1950 to the Present Day
Brazil
pt. II THE COMPLEX EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY
4. Inequality and Ableism
Stratification Systems: Caste Versus Class
People With Disabilities as a Minority Group
Ableism
Prejudice
Discrimination
Institutional Ableism
Ableism and Inaccessibility
Ableism and Segregation, Invisibility and Violence
5. Culture and Disability
Culture and the Elements of Culture
American Values and Disability
Symbols and Language
Norms and Rituals
Material Culture
Cultural Oppression and Inequality
Narratives and Discourses
Representation
Habitus and the Reproduction of Inequality
Cultural Resistance and Disability Culture
6. Disability Identity and Socialization
Disability Identity and the Self
Disability, Status, and Roles
Disability as a Status and the Sick Role
Disability, Stigma, and the Invalidation of Access to Other Statuses
Collective Disability Identity and Disability Pride
Darling's Typology of Disability Orientations
Socialization
Embodiment, Impression Management, and Performativity
Navigating the Concealment or Display of Disability Identity
Performativity
Disability Identity as Fluid
The Meaning of the Body: Cyborgs, Transhumanism, and Inequality
7. Intersectionality: Gender, Sexuality, and Race
Gender
Prevalence of Disability by Gender
Feminist and Intersectional Frameworks
Constructions of Disability and Gender
Gender, Disability, and Unequal Outcomes
Disability and the Feminist Movement
Sexuality
Barriers to Sexuality
Disability as an Opportunity for Sexual Exploration
Contested Sexual Politics
Activism, Sexual Rights, and the Politics of Pleasure
Race
Prevalence of Disability by Race and Outcomes
Racialization of Diagnosis
Disability and Racial Stereotypes
Disability, Race, and Identity
African American Civil Rights Activism and Disability Activism
pt. III MACRO SOCIAL STRUCTURES AND DISABILITY
8. Family Through the Life Course
Disability, the Family, and Demographics
Disability, Family, and the Life Course
Pregnancy and Birth
Parenting a Child With a Disability
Transition to Adulthood
Forming (and Dissolving) New Families
Parenting Among People With Disabilities
Aging and the Family
9. Economy and Politics
Materialist and Political Economy Theories
The Production of Disability
Capitalism and the Production of Disability
The Production of Disability and the State
The Production of Disability Through Economic Inequality
The Production of Disability Through Economic Inequality on a Global Scale
Political Economy and National Responses to Disability
Response 1 Legal and Social Exclusion
Response 2 Benefits and Protections
Response 3 Civil Rights, Employment, and Inclusion
Balancing Responses Based on Productivity
The Disability Industry
Alternative Approaches
Human Rights
Disability Justice
10. Healthcare
Conceptualizations of Health, Illness, and Disability
Distinguishing Illness and Disability
Mental Illness and Disability
The Growing Dominance of the Medical Model
Treatment and Rehabilitation
Institutionalization
Deinstitutionalization
The Incomplete Process of Deinstitutionalization
Home- and Community-Based Services
Access to Health Care and Health Equity
Health Differentials
Determinants of Health and Disability
Disability and Health Through the Lens of COVID-19
11. Education and Criminal Justice
Education
The Rise of Special Education
Educational Achievements and Concerns
Labeling Theory, Rising Rates, and Shifting Diagnoses
Labeling and Stigma
Inclusion and Segregation
Building an Intersectional Analysis of Special Education
"Promising" and Less Promising Diagnoses
Bringing in SES
Bringing in Race
Higher Education
Differences in the Disability Services and Accommodations in High School and College
Ableism in Higher Education
Wrapping Up Education
Criminal Justice and Carceral Responses to Disability
Why Incarcerate People With Disabilities?
The School-to-Prison Pipeline
Therapeutic Jurisprudence, Alternative Sentencing, Social Services, and Disability Justice
12. Social Movements and Social Change
Introduction
Examples of Social Change and Stasis
Explaining Social Change: Social Movements and Disability Activism
The Disability Rights Movement and Disability Activism
The Emergence of the Disability Activism
Tactics of Disability Activism
Becoming a Disability Activist
Barriers to Activism
Inequality in Activism
The Never-Ending Cycle of Activism
Structural Change and Stasis
Structural Changes
Social Stasis
Key Terms.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 292-322) and index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Christine Hikawa Fund.
ISBN:
9781071818152
1071818155
OCLC:
1300756093
Publisher Number:
99991425724

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