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Peer reviewedBarnett, W. Steven – Disability, Handicap and Society, 1986
Historical evidence indicates that conventional explanations for the development of custodial care are inadequate. An alternative explanation is suggested based on an economic model of the structure of the residential services industry. It is argued that the profession generated demand for residential services by portraying the retarded population…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, History, Institutions, Mental Retardation
