Sociology and Occupational Therapy

Erscheinungsjahr 1998
ISBN: 978-0-443-05515-7
Verlag: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone

Buch, Englisch, 190 Seiten, Format (B × H): 190 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 416 g

Sociology and Occupational Therapy is the first book on sociology specifically designed to introduce Occupational Therapy students at undergraduate and postgraduate level to areas of sociology relevant to the theory and practice of OT. It provides a beginners guide to the relevant literature and explains how the sociological theory impacts on the practice of OTs in the widest sense. It makes use of the knowledge and expertise of Sociologists and Occupational Therapists to explain key concepts and their relevance to practice. With activities provided at the end of each chapter the student is encouraged to make their own links with between the text and their experience of OT practice and everyday life. - Specifically for Occupational Therapists
Reflects areas of interest to occupational therapy
- Uses international material
Assumes no prior knowledge of sociology
- Identifies ways in which sociology can be used to analyze pracice
Uses activities to help reflect on material

Zielgruppe

Occupational therapists, physiotherapists, speech therapists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jones, Derek

Blair, Sheena E. E.

Hartery, Terry

Jones, R. Kenneth

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Physiotherapie, Physikalische Therapie Ergotherapie, Kreativtherapie (z. B. Kunst, Musik, Theater)
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction / What Is Sociology? / Social Research Methods / Social Stratification and Social Class / Role / Sex, Gender and Feminism / Multi-Cultural Society / the Family / Deviance / Health and Illness / Organisations / the Sociology of the Health Professions / Work / Leisure / Normalization and Critical Disability Theory