On the Margins of Citizenship Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America

Name: On the Margins of Citizenship Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America
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ISBN: 9781592136988

ISBN-10: 1592136982

ISBN-13: 9781592136988

Edition: 2010

Authors: Allison C. Carey

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On the Margins of Citizenshipprovides a comprehensive, sociological history of the fight for civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities. Allison Carey, who has been active in disability advocacy and politics her entire life, draws upon a broad range of historical and legal documents as well as the literature of citizenship studies to develop a "relational-practice" approach to the issues of intellectual disability and civil rights. She examines how and why parents, self-advocates, and professionals fought for different visions of rights for this population throughout the twentieth century and the changes that took place over that time. Presenting the shifting constitutional and…

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List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Temple University Press
Publication date: 5/28/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 286
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 0.836



Acknowledgments



Introduction



A Theory of Rights and Disability



Setting the Stage: Early Tensions in Citizenship



The Feebleminded versus the Nation: 1900-1930s



Professionals and the Potentially Productive Citizen



The Rise of the Parents' Movement and the Special Child



Creating the Mentally Retarded Citizen



The Difficult Road of the 1980s



Reimagining Retardation, Transforming Community



Conclusion


Notes


References


Index