Educational handicap, public policy, and social history
Subtitle: a broadened perspective on mental retardation
By: Seymour B. Sarason and John Doris.
Contributors: Doris, John, 1923- joint author.
Publisher: Free Press
Published: 1979
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: People with mental disabilities -- United States; People with mental disabilities -- Education -- United States; United States -- Social policy
Description: Examines the concept of mental retardation with regard to such societal factors as immigration policy, urban poverty, and the growth of public education, criticizes traditional methods of diagnosis and treatment as culturally biased and inadequate, and suggests alternative approaches within familial and community context.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 419-442.
Includes indexes.