Mental Retardation: Social Construction or Clinical Reality?.

Lea, Susan J.

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ERIC Number: EJ373436

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Publication Date: 1988

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Mental Retardation: Social Construction or Clinical Reality?

Lea, Susan J.

Disability, Handicap and Society, v3 n1 p63-69 1988

The writings of six mentally retarded people in South Africa are used to illustrate issues relating to the social construction of mental retardation. It is argued that labeling people as mentally retarded may not be to their benefit and that many so labeled individuals are aware of their needs and able to express them. (Author/DB)

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Individual Needs, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Personal Narratives, Self Expression, Writing (Composition)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: South Africa

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