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Hurley, Rodger L. – 1969
The incidence of mental retardation among the poor and the reasons for such high prevalence are the focus of the text which is based largely on the state of New Jersey. Mental retardation is viewed as a social pathology which thrives in the ghetto; the effects of poverty and racial prejudice are explored as are the assessment of intelligence and…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Programs, Environmental Influences, Etiology
