The Mentally Retarded in Society /

Presents mental disabilities in their social rather than clinical aspects. It aims to show how phases of public opinion and action have followed the evolution of scientific knowledge.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davies, Stanley Powell (Autor)
Otros Autores: Ecob, Katharine G.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [1959]
Temas:
People with mental disabilities > United States.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / People with Disabilities.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Part One: Historical background
  • I. The Social Test of Mentality
  • II. From Sorcery to Science
  • III. Seguin and American Beginnings
  • IV. An Invention and a Discovery
  • V. Eugenic Alarms
  • VI. The Social Indictment
  • VII. Sterilization
  • VIII. Segregation
  • IX. Defective Delinquents
  • X. Changing Concepts of Causation
  • XI. New Light on Behavior
  • Part Two: Modern Programs: Rehabilitation
  • XII. The Modern Institution
  • XIII. Colonies
  • XIV. Family Care
  • XV. Community Programs
  • XVI. The Challenge to the Schools
  • XVII. Vocational Training and employment
  • XVIII. The Socializing Process
  • XIX. The Mentally Retarded in the Social Order
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Permissions
  • Index

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