SOC 5240 - Sociology of Dis/Ability

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

Assumes a sociological perspective to critically deconstruct traditional and medical interpretations of the meaning of disability. Focuses on the historical and cultural conditions that have produced the condition of disability and how disability intersects with gender, race, class, and sexuality. Prer., Open only to graduate students and unclassified students with a bachelor’s degree. Class meets with SOC 4240.