Disability and Society

Course Description

Over 15% of the US and world populations are disabled/have disabilities. How do their bodily and mental conditions affect their health, social relations, and daily lives? What role do clinical and social treatments play in them? This course will help students develop an understanding of the meanings that disabilities and bodily impairments hold in contemporary society and how society, politics, and medicine in turn impact the lives of the disabled. It will explore core theoretical principles and debates in Disability Studies and relevant social science disciplines along with practical studies of how disability is both produced in and shaped by policies, social structures, and relations. Students will use these concepts in a capstone project that analyzes and makes recommendations to improve disability accommodations and services in the community. The knowledge they gain form this course will aid any professional or personal interactions students will have with disabled friends, colleagues, and clients in their future careers.

Code

ANTH 596E

Credits

3

Subject

Family & Community Medicine