This text uses public documents, private letters, investigative reports and photographs to explore changing perceptions of mental retardation over the past 150 years. It argues that the economic vulnerability of mentally retarded people (and their families), more than the claims made for their intellectual or social limitations, has determined their institutional treatment.
Author Biography
James W. Trent, Jr. is Associate Professor of Sociology and Social Work at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville.
Inventing the Feeble Mind
A History of Mental Retardation in the United States
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Release date Australia
December 19th, 1995
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Audience
- General (US: Trade)
Country of Publication
United States
Illustrations
30 b&w photographs, 4 tables
Imprint
University of California Press
Pages
356
Publisher
University of California Press
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Dimensions
152x229x25
ISBN-13
9780520203570
Product ID
3603808
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