Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability /
Burghardt, Madeline C.,
Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability / Madeline C. Burghardt. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 50 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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 DisabilityConclusion; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
An exploration of the impact of institutionalization in the lives of Canadian families.
9780773555570 9780773555587
20189046147 can
(AMICUS)000045300638
People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Government policy--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Family relationships--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Social conditions.--Ontario
Electronic Books.
HV3008 / .B765 2018
Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability / Madeline C. Burghardt. - Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, (c)2018. - 1 online resource. - McGill-Queen's/Associated Medical Services studies in the history of medicine, health, and society ; 50 .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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 DisabilityConclusion; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
An exploration of the impact of institutionalization in the lives of Canadian families.
9780773555570 9780773555587
20189046147 can
(AMICUS)000045300638
People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Government policy--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Family relationships--History.--Ontario
People with mental disabilities--Social conditions.--Ontario
Electronic Books.
HV3008 / .B765 2018