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ERIC Number: EJ227909
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Feb
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-1237
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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