Written by one of the field's leading researchers, Disability and the Sociological Imagination is the first true undergraduate text for the relatively new and growing area of sociology of disability. The text discusses the major theorists, research methods, and bodies of knowledge that represents sociology's key contributions to our understanding of disability.

With new chapters on ethnicity and immigration, and with material supported by 30 new case studies, this up to date resource provides students with an engaging - and international - introduction to the subject