Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability / Madeline C. Burghardt.
by
Burghardt, Madeline C., 1964- author.
ISBN
:
9780773555570
9780773555587
Title
:
Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability / Madeline C. Burghardt.
Author
:
Burghardt, Madeline C., 1964- author.
Personal Author
:
Burghardt, Madeline C., 1964- author.
Physical Description
:
1 online resource (xii, 246 pages)
Series
:
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 50
McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services (Hannah Institute) studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 50.
Contents
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Cover; BROKEN; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Terminology; Introduction: The Asylum's Accomplice, or the Creation of Intellectual Disability; PART ONE: INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN CONTEXT; 1 Institutions for the Feebleminded: Theory, History, and Context; 2 Ontario's Institutional Legacy; 3 Choosing to Institutionalize: Politics, Families, and the Pressures of Cold War Conformity; PART TWO: STORIES; 4 Survivors: "It wrecked me sadly"; 5 Siblings: "He was a secret"; 6 Parents; 7 Former Staff and Key Informants; PART THREE: CONCLUSIONS; 8 Power, Governance, and the Construction of Intellectual Disability; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
Local Note
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eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subject Term
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People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care -- Ontario -- History.
People with mental disabilities -- Government policy -- Ontario -- History.
People with mental disabilities -- Family relationships -- Ontario -- History.
People with mental disabilities -- Ontario -- Social conditions.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle -- Soins en institutions -- Ontario -- Histoire.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle -- Politique gouvernementale -- Ontario -- Histoire.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle -- Relations familiales -- Ontario -- Histoire.
Personnes ayant une déficience intellectuelle -- Ontario -- Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
People with mental disabilities -- Family relationships
People with mental disabilities -- Government policy
People with mental disabilities -- Institutional care
People with mental disabilities -- Social conditions
Geographic Term
:
Ontario
Format
:
Electronic Resources
Electronic Access
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Publication Date
:
2018
Publication Information
:
Montreal :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
2018.
| Shelf Number | Material Type | Copy | Shelf Location | Status |
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| 362.309713 23 | 1:E-BOOK | 1 | 1:ONLINE | Available for online access and/or download |