Sociology of Disability

Summer 2023 > Humanities & Social Sciences > SOCI.2250 > 045

Course No: SOCI.2250-045; SIS Class Nbr: 2310; SIS Term: 3240
Course Status: Registration Closed

Course Description

This course is organized around several key questions that are used to study the concepts of disability and ability from a variety of sociological and interdisciplinary perspectives. Specifically, the course explores representations of disability in popular culture and medical discourses to discuss disability and ability as social constructs. By looking at various literary and cultural representations, this course investigates constructions of the disabled and abled body, how this becomes politicized, and the implications of these constructions.

Prerequisites, Notes & Instructor

  • Core Codes: SS, AMST, DSST, GNST
  • Credits: 3; Contact Hours: 3
  • Instructor: Cheryl Najarian Souza
  • UMass Lowell Bookstore

When Offered & Tuition

  • Online Course
  • 2023 Summer: May 15 to Jun 28
  • Course Level: Undergraduate
  • Tuition: $1140
  • Note: There is a $30 per semester registration fee for credit courses.

Related Programs: B.L.A. in Liberal Arts

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