Handbook of Sociology and Human Rights [Hardcover]

Long the province of international law, human rights now enjoys a renaissance of studies and new perspectives from the social sciences. This landmark book is the first to synthesize and comprehensively evaluate this body of work. It fosters an interdisciplinary, international, and critical engagement both in the social study of human rights and the establishment of a human rights approach throughout the field of sociology. Sociological perspectives bring new questions to the interdisciplinary study of human rights, as amply illustrated in this book. The Handbook is indispensable to any interdisciplinary collection on human rights or on sociology. This text: Brings new perspectives to the study of human rights in an interdisciplinary fashion. Offers state-of-the-art summaries, critical discussions of established human rights paradigms, and a host of new insights and further research directions. Fosters a comprehensive human rights approach to sociology, topically representing all 45 sections of the American Sociological Association.Foreword Judith R. Blau Introduction Sociology and Human Rights: Resituating the Discipline David L. Brunsma, Keri E. Iyall Smith, and Brian K. Gran Groups in Society 1 Sex and Gender Barbara Gurr and Nancy A. Naples 2 Aging and the Life Course Robin Shura and Rachel Bryant 3 Mental Health and Human Rights Giedr?e Baltrusaityt?e 4 Racial and Ethnic Minorities James M. Thomas and David L. Brunsma 5 Asia and Asian America Mary Yu Danico and Phi Hong Su 6 Latina/o Sociology Rogelio Saenz, Karen Manges Douglas, and Maria Cristina Morales 7 Children and Youth Brian K. Gran 8 Race, Class, and Gender Mary Romero 9 Sexualities Mary Bernstein 10 Animals and Society Victoria Johnson and John Sanbonmatsu 11 Disability and Society Jean M. Lynch Institutions in Society 12 Medical Sociology Susan W. Hinze and Heidi L. Taylor 13 Crime, Law, and Deviance Joachim J. Savelsberg 14 Educatl3'