TY - JOUR AU - STONE, SHARON-DALE PY - 2010/04/26 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - SOCIOLOGY OF DISABILITY JF - TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology JA - TRAILS VL - IS - SE - DO - UR - https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/sociology-of-disability-stone SP - AB - This course introduces students to the field of disability studies, a field which problematizes the definition of disability and argues that disability is socially constructed. We will examine the usefulness of the medical and social models for understanding disability, the implications of these models, and the role played by both models as people with disabilities struggle for their rights. The experience of disability is also an important theme in the course. The course is organized as a combination of lecture and seminar, with more emphasis on seminar discussion than on lectures ER -