What Does It Mean when a Person Says,

Bogdan, Robert

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ERIC Number: EJ227909

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1980-Feb

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What Does It Mean when a Person Says, "I Am Not Retarded"?

Bogdan, Robert

Education and Training of the Mentally Retarded, v15 n1 p74-79 Feb 1980

The meaning of the label "mentally retarded" is discussed with two adults who have been labeled mentally retarded and have spent a significant portion of their lives in residential facilities, and their stories are contrasted with R. Edgerton's classic study, "The Cloak of Competence." (PHR)

Descriptors: Adults, Case Studies, Competence, Disability Discrimination, Institutionalized Persons, Interviews, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Self Esteem, Social Bias, Stereotypes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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