From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency
Historical Perspectives on People with Learning Disabilities (Studies in the Social History of Medicine)
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Word Count
62,000 words, Guess
Page Count
248 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL7483091M
- ISBN-139780415112154
- ISBN-10041511215X
- OCLC Control Number50632443
- OCLC Control Number33900060
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- Library of Congress Control Number95026616
- LibraryThing9551803
- Goodreads231453
Classifications
- LCCHV3008.G7F76 1996
Description
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning difficulties have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the campaign for disabled rights, and the debate over the education of children with special needs have combined to make this one of the most controversial areas in social policy today. The nine original research essays collected here cover the social history of learning disability from the Middle Ages through to the establishment of the National Health Service. Together with the useful general introduction to the volume, they not only contribute to a neglected field of social and medical history; they also illuminate and inform current debates. The research presented here will have a profound impact on how professionals in mental health, psychiatric nursing, social work, and disabled rights understand learning disability and society's responses to it over the course of history.
Description
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency is the first book devoted to the social history of people with learning disabilities in Britain. Approaches to learning difficulties have changed dramatically in recent years. The implementation of 'Care in the Community', the campaign for disabled rights, and the debate over the education of children with special needs have combined to make this one of the most controversial areas in social policy today. The nine original research essays collected here cover the social history of learning disability from the Middle Ages through to the establishment of the National Health Service. Together with the useful general introduction to the volume, they not only contribute to a neglected field of social and medical history; they also illuminate and inform current debates. The research presented here will have a profound impact on how professionals in mental health, psychiatric nursing, social work, and disabled rights understand learning disability and society's responses to it over the course of history.
First Sentence
Historically, the social marginality of people with learning disabilities has been mirrored by their academic marginality.
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