Sociology and Occupational Therapy
An Integrated Approach

Derek Jones (Edited by), Sheena E. E. Blair (Edited by), Terry Hartery (Edited by), R. Kenneth Jones (Edited by)

9780443055157, Elsevier Health Sciences

Paperback, published 3 September 1998

190 pages, 5 ills.
24.8 x 19 x 1.3 cm, 0.41 kg

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.

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

Subject Areas: Occupational therapy [MQT]