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Publication Date: 1981-Apr
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A Sociological Perspective on Labeling in Mental Retardation.
Rowitz, Louis
Mental Retardation, v19 n2 p47-51 Apr 1981
The recent literature on labeling in mental retardation is reviewed and a conceptual scheme based on T. Scheff's model is presented for future study of the labeling problem. The issue of the medicalization or demedicalization of mental retardation is discussed in light of P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. (Author)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Models, Sociology
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Language: English
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