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ERIC Number: EJ577351
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0198-7429
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Behavioral Disorders: A Postmodern Perspective.
Elkind, David
Behavioral Disorders, v23 n3 p153-59 May 1998
Argues that, at any give time in history, our conceptions and theories of behavioral disorders reflect the basic social and cultural tenets that prevail. It describes how our contemporary conceptions and theories of behavioral disorders mirror the postmodern themes of difference, particularity, and regularity. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Children, Classification, Cultural Influences, Definitions, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, Postmodernism, Social Attitudes, Social Influences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Special Issue: Postmodernism and Behavioral Disorders.