SOC 2053 - Sociology of Disability

1. Current issues (e.g. emergency preparedness for people with disabilities)
2. Disability culture and identity
3. Disability policy (e.g. ADA, IDEA)
4. Disability rights movements in the US and abroad
5. Diversity of disability experience; hidden disabilities
6. History of disability in the United States
7. Intersection of gender, race, class, age and sexuality with disability
8. Measuring disability, statistics and demographics
9. Representations of disability in the media and popular culture
10. Societal models of disability (e.g. medical, interactional, structural, constructionist)

1. Outline the disability rights movement in the United States and at least one other country
2. Analyze media and popular culture representations in terms of the assumptions they embody about disability
3. List significant pieces of disability legislation, their intended effects, and their shortcomings
4. Articulate the significance of disability culture and identity
5. Describe how disability forms an axis of inequality in US society
6. Outline the history of disability in the United States
7. Identify sources of commonality and difference in experience among the larger disability community
8. Critique the medical model of disability
9. Describe how gender, race, class, and sexuality intersect with individuals experiences of disability
10. Explain the significance of a social constructionist approach to studying disability

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