Sociology Looking at Disability by Sara E Green

Sociology Looking at Disability by Sara E Green

The purpose of this volume is to explore existing literature, with an eye towards encouraging scholars not to ask the same old questions but to use older writings as a basis for revolutionary and evolutionary thinking. What do the older writings tell us about what questions we should be asking, and what research we should be doing, today?

This work unites US contributors in sociology, social sciences, and disability studies (most affiliated with the American Sociological Association) to offer sociological perspectives on the conception of disabilityThe first part of the book surveys pioneering thinkers and works that reveal how the conception of disability was framed in the early years of the American Sociology Society. Several chapters are devoted to the work and ideas of Erving Goffman; other key figures discussed include Spencer Cahill, Saad Nagi, and Irving Kenneth Zola. Later chapters look for insight in theory and research that was not originally centered on the conceptualization of disability. Topics in these chapters include the sociology of deafness, studies on the sibling disability experience, and a review of research on the social experience of parenting disabled children. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *

Sara E. Green, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Sharon N. Barnartt, Gallaudet University, Washington, DC, USA

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ISBN 13	9781786354785
ISBN 10	1786354780
Title	Sociology Looking at Disability
Author	Sara E Green
Series	Research In Social Science And Disability
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Emerald Publishing Limited
Year published	2016-12-22
Number of pages	328
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