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Written by one of the field's leading researchers,
Disability and the Sociological Imagination provides an expertly developed and accessible overview of the relatively new and growing area of sociology of disability. The text discusses the major theorists, research methods, and bodies of knowledge that represents sociology's key contributions to our understanding of disability.
List of contents
Part 1 Building Blocks of the Sociology of Disability
Chapter 1 Introducing the Sociology of Disability and Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 2 Researching Disability
Chapter 3 Social Constructions of Disability Through Time and Place: A Brief History
Part II The Complex Experience of Disability
Chapter 4 Ableism and Inequality
Chapter 5 Culture and Disability
Chapter 6 Disability Identity and Socialization
Chapter 7 Intersectionality: Gender, Sexuality, and Race
Part III Macro Social Structures and Disability
Chapter 8 Family through the Life Course
Chapter 9 Economy and Politics
Chapter 10 Health Care
Chapter 11 Education and Criminal Justice
Chapter 12 Social Movements and Social Change
About the author
Allison C. Carey is Professor of Sociology at Shippensburg University. She has been teaching and researching in the field of sociology of disability for over 25 years. Allison was one of the founders of ASA's section on Disability in Society, and served as Chair of ASA's Committee on the Status of Persons with Disabilities. She co-founded the Disabilities Studies program at Shippensburg, and served as its director for 6 years. She regularly teaches Sociology of Disability, Introduction to Disability Studies, and a capstone Sociology Department course on disability. Allison's published work includes:
Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities (Temple University Press, forthcoming 2020, first author) and
On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth Century America (Temple University Press, 2009). She has also co-edited two volumes on disability including
Disability Incarcerated (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and
Disability and Community (Emerald, 2011, Volume 5 of Research in Social Science and Disability) and has a forthcoming co-edited volume
Alliances, Allies and Disability (Emerald, 2020, Volume 12 of Research in Social Science and Disability).
In 2021, Allison named the second recipient of the
Outstanding Career in the Sociology of Disability Award from ASA′s Section on Disability in Society.
The award honors a member whose career has shaped the sociology of disability field through their research, teaching, and professional service.
Summary
Written by one of the field's leading researchers, Disability and the Sociological Imagination is the first true undergraduate text for the relatively new and growing area of sociology of disability. The text discusses the major theorists, research methods, and bodies of knowledge that represents sociology's key contributions to our understanding of disability.
