Author: J. Lee Bonham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental retardation
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Mental Retardation and Social Class, a Survey of Research on the Relation of Social Class to Mental Retardation
Author: J. Lee Bonham
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental retardation
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental retardation
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
Labeling the Mentally Retarded
Author: Jane R. Mercer
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520358384
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This eight-year study of an American city traces the answer to the question "Who is retarded?" by analyzing the labeling process in a large number of community agencies. Data for the study are drawn from a representative sample of 7,000 persons under fifty years of age who were tested ans screened for "symptoms" of mental retardation. The author finds that that schools label more persons as mentally retarded than any other agency and share their labels more widely with others in the community. Relying on IQ test scores for diagnosis, schools place many persons with scores above 70 and with no physical disabilities in the role of retardate. The author contends that both the statistical model of "normal" and the unicultural viewpoint of educators and clinicians work to the disadvantage of the poor and the ethnic minorities. Given the opportunity, many persons demonstrate by their ability to cope with the problems in other areas of life that they are not comprehensively incompetent. The author makes serval policy recommendations. First, she suggests lowering the IQ score cutoff point used by schools in determining who shall be labeled as retarded. Second, she recommends that the clinicians use the two-dimensional definition of retardation proposed by the American Association of Mental Deficiency, subnormality in both intellectual performance and adaptive behavior. Third, she concludes that pluralistic assessment procedures must be employed to take into account cultural biases in IQ tests designed to measure cognitive skills. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520358384
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
This eight-year study of an American city traces the answer to the question "Who is retarded?" by analyzing the labeling process in a large number of community agencies. Data for the study are drawn from a representative sample of 7,000 persons under fifty years of age who were tested ans screened for "symptoms" of mental retardation. The author finds that that schools label more persons as mentally retarded than any other agency and share their labels more widely with others in the community. Relying on IQ test scores for diagnosis, schools place many persons with scores above 70 and with no physical disabilities in the role of retardate. The author contends that both the statistical model of "normal" and the unicultural viewpoint of educators and clinicians work to the disadvantage of the poor and the ethnic minorities. Given the opportunity, many persons demonstrate by their ability to cope with the problems in other areas of life that they are not comprehensively incompetent. The author makes serval policy recommendations. First, she suggests lowering the IQ score cutoff point used by schools in determining who shall be labeled as retarded. Second, she recommends that the clinicians use the two-dimensional definition of retardation proposed by the American Association of Mental Deficiency, subnormality in both intellectual performance and adaptive behavior. Third, she concludes that pluralistic assessment procedures must be employed to take into account cultural biases in IQ tests designed to measure cognitive skills. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1973.
The Social Sciences and Mental Retardation
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children with mental disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description
The Social Sciences and Mental Retardation: Family Components
Author: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Children
Languages : en
Pages : 60
Book Description
The Mentally Retarded and Society
Author: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)
Publisher: Baltimore : University Park Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Proceedings of the conference, "The Mentally Retarded and Society: a Social Science Perspective", held in Niles, Michigan, April 18-20, 1974"
Publisher: Baltimore : University Park Press
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
"Proceedings of the conference, "The Mentally Retarded and Society: a Social Science Perspective", held in Niles, Michigan, April 18-20, 1974"
The Economics of Mental Retardation
Author: Ronald W. Conley
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Publisher: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN:
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
Mental Retardation
Author: Bernard Farber
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intellectual disability
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Intellectual disability
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Social Class and Mental Illness
Author: August de Belmont Hollingshead
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This is the final report of one part of a research project carried out by a team of social scientists and psychiatrists which examined the interrelations between social stratification and mental illness in an urbanized community centered in New Haven, Connecticut. The research reported here focused on two questions: Is mental illness related to social class? Does a mentally ill patient's position in the status system affect how he is treated for his illness? To answer these questions the authors studied the social structure of the community, the psychiatric patients in treatment, the institutions where they are cared for, and the psychiatrists treating them. Successive chapters tell the story of how members of the community became patients, how they and their families responded to psychiatric intervention, and the effects of social class on patients and therapists. The book ends with some recommendations on what our society could do about improving socially determined shortcomings of psychiatric practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
This is the final report of one part of a research project carried out by a team of social scientists and psychiatrists which examined the interrelations between social stratification and mental illness in an urbanized community centered in New Haven, Connecticut. The research reported here focused on two questions: Is mental illness related to social class? Does a mentally ill patient's position in the status system affect how he is treated for his illness? To answer these questions the authors studied the social structure of the community, the psychiatric patients in treatment, the institutions where they are cared for, and the psychiatrists treating them. Successive chapters tell the story of how members of the community became patients, how they and their families responded to psychiatric intervention, and the effects of social class on patients and therapists. The book ends with some recommendations on what our society could do about improving socially determined shortcomings of psychiatric practice. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080922589
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. Volume 37 of the series focuses mainly on topics relating to parenting and families, including chapters on the transition to adulthood for individuals with intellectual disability, contrasts in parenting across early school-age children with developmental delays, parental contributions to communication development, and siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities. - Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of mental retardation - A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered - An excellent resource for academic researchers
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080922589
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences. Volume 37 of the series focuses mainly on topics relating to parenting and families, including chapters on the transition to adulthood for individuals with intellectual disability, contrasts in parenting across early school-age children with developmental delays, parental contributions to communication development, and siblings of individuals with intellectual disabilities. - Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of mental retardation - A vast range of perspectives is offered, and many topics are covered - An excellent resource for academic researchers
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation
Author:
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080544282
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.
Publisher: Academic Press
ISBN: 0080544282
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
International Review of Research in Mental Retardation is an ongoing scholarly look at research into the causes, effects, classification systems, syndromes, etc. of mental retardation. Contributors come from wide-ranging perspectives, including genetics, psychology, education, and other health and behavioral sciences.