The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability

The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the wide range and depth of sociological theory and research on disability-brought together for the first time in one volume. Each section of the Handbook incorporates a uniquely sociological perspective, presented by a wide-range of experts on intersecting social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of disability, that complements disability scholarship. The 37 chapters in this Handbook, organized into three major sections, provide an assessment of the history of the field, its current state, and the future for research on and in the sociology of disability. The first section reviews frameworks foundational to the study of disability, pushes for the inclusion of broader global perspectives, and addresses important dimensions of representation. The second section presents a combination of perspectives that tie together individual biography, societal contexts, and historic change, while emphasizing continuity and change in the dynamic processes linking individuals, institutions, and structures over time. In the third section, contributors investigate the reproduction of inequality through law, policy, and related institutions and systems, while highlighting how social and political participation empowers people with disabilities and helps to mitigate inequalities and social marginalization. The chapters included in this volume offer a multifaceted resource for students and experienced scientists alike on historical developments, main standards, key issues, and current challenges in the sociological study of disability at the global, national, and regional levels. Cover Half title The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability Copyright Contents About the Editors List of Contributors Introduction 1. Introduction: A New Direction in the Sociology of Disability Section I Defining, Measuring, and Understanding Disability Part I Understanding, Theorizing,and Studying Disability 2. Frameworks, Models, Theories, and Experiences for Understanding Disability 3. Sociological Perspectives on Disability 4. Feminist Perspectives on Disability, Impairment, and Ableness 5. The Able Body and the Pursuit of Power 6. Contextualizing Disability Experiences: Understanding and Measuring How the Environment Influences Disability 7. How to Get What You Want to Know and Know What You’ve Gotten in Research: Measuring Disability Past, Present, and Future Part II. Global Perspectives 8. Critical Thinking on Disability and Development in the Global South 9. Disability, Gender, and Health Care in the Global South 10. Disability and Human Rights Part III. Representations of Disability in Culture and Media 11. Inequality and Day-​to-​Day Encounters with Media 12. Framing Disability in Fashion 13. Intellectual Disability and the Dimensions of Belonging Section II: Experiencing Disability across the Life Course Part IV Disability and the Life Course 14. Disability and Family Care Work Over the Life Course 15. Women’s Reproductive Trajectories after Spinal Cord Injury: A Life Course Perspective on Acquired Disabilities 16. Disability and the Transition to Adulthood in the United States Part V. Education 17. Disability in the Transition from K–​12 to Higher Education 18. Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Outcomes 19. Disability, Education, and Work in a Global Knowledge Economy Part VI. Work and Economic Wellbeing 20. Relational Inequality and the Structures that Disadvantage 21. Disability and Precarious Work 22. Service-​Connected Disability and Poverty Among US Veterans 23. Cumulative Disadvantage in Employment: Disability over the Life Course and Wealth Inequality in Later Life Part VII. Stigma, Discrimination, and Systems of Inequality 24. Evolving Perspectives on Disability, Stigma, and Discrimination 25. Disclosure, Discrimination, and Identity Among Working Professionals with Bipolar Disorder or Major Depression 26. A Critical Review of Approaches to Erasing the Stigma of Mental Illness Part VIII. Intersectionality and Inequalities 27. An Intersectional Analysis of Labor Market Outcomes 28. Indigenous Perspectives on Disability 29. Being LGBTQ+​ and Disabled, a Socially Contradicting Experience Section III Disability, Politics, and The Law Part IX Social Policies and Legal Rights 30. An International Perspective on Disability Social Policy 31. Disability Prevalence, Measurement, and Health in a Global Context 32. Disability Rights and Citizenship Part X: Crime and the Criminal Justice System 33. Social Control, Punishment, and Disability in the United States 34. Disability, Violence, and Prison 35. Barriers to Access in the Norwegian Criminal Justice System Part XI: Efforts toward Inclusion 36. Activism, Inclusion, and Social Justice 37. Disability and Social Participation 38. The Disability Rights Movement Index "The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Disability provides a timely and comprehensive overview of the wide range and depth of sociological theory and research on disability-brought together for the first time in one volume. Each section of the Handbook incorporates a uniquely sociological perspective, presented by an international group of experts on intersecting social, economic, political, and cultural dimensions of disability, that complements disability scholarship. The 37 chapters in this Handbook, organized into three major sections, provide an assessment of the history of the field, its current state, and the future for research on and in the sociology of disability. The first section reviews frameworks foundational to the study of disability, pushes for the inclusion of broader global perspectives, and addresses important dimensions of representation. The second section presents a combination of perspectives that tie together individual biography, societal contexts, and historic change, while emphasizing continuity and change in the dynamic processes linking individuals, institutions, and structures over time. In the third section, contributors investigate the reproduction of inequality through law, policy, and related institutions and systems, while highlighting how social and political participation empowers people with disabilities and helps to mitigate inequalities and social marginalization. The chapters included in this volume offer a multifaceted resource for students and experienced scientists alike on historical developments, main standards, key issues, and current challenges in the sociological study of disability at the global, national, and regional levels"-- Provided by publisher This handbook is currently in development, with individual articles publishing online in advance of print publication. 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