Madness, disability, and social exclusion
Subtitle: the archaeology and anthropology of 'difference'
By: edited by Jane Hubert
Contributors: Hubert, Jane
Series: One world archaeology -- 40
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2000
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Social isolation -- Cross-cultural studies; People with disabilities -- Cross-cultural studies; Mental illness -- Cross-cultural studies; Human remains (Archaeology) -- Cross-cultural studies; Ethnopsychology -- Cross-cultural studies; Difference (Psychology) -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Description: "Bringing together a number of specialist disciplines, such as archaeology, history, anthropology, disability studies, mental health and psychiatry, this work provides a new perspective on social and physical exclusion from society. A range of evidence throws light on the causes and consequences of social exclusion, stigma, marginality, dangerousness and ritual power of the 'other' in society. Also discussed are the emotional and intellectual effects of social and/or physical exclusion on those who are subjected to it in contemporary society."

"This is a study that breaks down traditional academic disciplinary boundaries by adopting a comparative perspective and time dimension. This will be an essential reference for archaeologists and anthropologists alike as they seek to understand social exclusion in the past and the present. It will also be extremely useful to those who work with people classified as mentally ill or disabled in today's society."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index