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ERIC Number: EJ765676
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 4
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-1172
Sociology of Twentieth Century Congregate Care of the Developmentally Disabled-Recollections
Daly, William C.
Education, v126 n2 p275-278 Win 2005
Elements of the twentieth century care facility of state origin are enumerated as the reader hopefully gets some idea of the social milieu or ethos of that period and the management profile thought to be proper and expeditious for unfortunate, homeless and poorly adjusted citizens. The life of staff and patients within these state sponsored communities is recounted.
Descriptors: Patients, Residential Care, Residential Institutions, Developmental Disabilities, Social History, Homeless People, Disadvantaged, Unwed Mothers, Allied Health Personnel, Mental Retardation, United States History
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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