Burghardt, Madeline C., <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>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 
<br/><br/> An exploration of the impact of institutionalization in the lives of Canadian families. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780773555570 9780773555587 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>20189046147  can 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>(AMICUS)000045300638 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>People with mental disabilities--Institutional care--History.--Ontario<br/>People with mental disabilities--Government policy--History.--Ontario<br/>People with mental disabilities--Family relationships--History.--Ontario<br/>People with mental disabilities--Social conditions.--Ontario
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV3008  / .B765 2018