Abnormality and Normality : The Mothering of Thalidomide Children /

This case study of a highly unusual form of maternity is a valuable addition to the literature on handicapped or deviant children. It is an account of how mothers who took part in a government-sponsored habilitation program in Montreal perceived the process of bearing and rearing (or deciding not to...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roskies, Ethel (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Children with disabilities > Care > Canada > Case studies.
Mother and child > Case studies.
Thalidomide.
Thalidomide
Medicine & Medical Issues.
Native American Studies.
Mère et enfant > Études de cas.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General.
Children with disabilities > Care
Mother and child
Canada
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Tables
  • Chapter 1. The Thalidomide Background
  • Chapter 2. The Research Study
  • Chapter 3. The Social Normalization of Abnormality
  • Chapter 4. Abnormality within Normality: The Child in the Family Environment
  • Chapter 5. The Normification of Abnormality: The Prostheses
  • Chapter 6. Summing Up
  • APPENDIXES, GLOSSARY, BIBLIOGRAPHY, and INDEXES
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Glossary of Medical Terms
  • Bibliography
  • Chronological Index
  • Subject Index

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