This paper considers sociological understandings of what constitutes disability. Current
meanings of disability in both disability studies and medical sociology are examined and …

… In this book Thomas reinforces a recognition of such contri… This interest provides Thomas
with the motivation to consider … of the book is the ways in which Thomas has carefully used the …

`Care' has been the focus of much sociological and policy related research in the last
decade. However, a review of this research literature reveals that the concept of `care' is not …

This paper considers some of the themes to be found in current UK debates about the social
model of disability. It commences with a review of the origins and key features of the social …

This book critically compares conflicting perspectives and overlapping themes within the
study of disability and illness across recent decades. With fresh interpretation of traditional …

Disability studies (DS) in the UK continues to grapple with the meaning of two key concepts
in its lexicon: disability and impairment. Debates about what each term means, and about the …

This paper explores the care-giving experiences of informal carers in cancer contexts,
drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data generated in a 3 year study in the UK on the …

This paper reviews theory and research on disability and gender from a UK perspective. It
reflects upon the theoretical perspectives and debates that are to be found in UK disability …

The proposal in this article is that the time is ripe for a distinct sociology of disability to come
into being as a new sub-discipline within mainstream sociology. This sociology of disability …

This paper contributes to the development of theory and research on inequalities in health.
Our central premise is that these are currently limited because they fail adequately to address …