Title: Educational handicap, public policy, and social history
First published: 1979
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.
Subjects: Education, Social policy, People with mental disabilities, Education of Intellectually Disabled, Intellectual Disability, Public Policy
Places: United States
LC classification: HV3006.A4 S32