The study of idiocy : the professional middle class and the evolution of social policy on the mentally retarded in England, 1848 to 1914

The professional study of idiocy began within the discipline of medico-psychology and was taken up, later, by professionals in the fields of education, social work, and philanthropy. When medical research seemed to confirm the hereditary origin of mental ability, and as studies began to assert that...

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Main Author: Wright, David
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 1990
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