Needed or at Least Wanted: Sanity in the Language Wars.

Wolfensberger, Wolf

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ643010

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 2002

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: ISSN-0047-6765

EISSN: N/A

Needed or at Least Wanted: Sanity in the Language Wars.

Wolfensberger, Wolf

Mental Retardation, v40 n1 p75-80 Feb 2002

This commentary discusses whether the American Association on Mental Retardation should change its name. It reviews some of the assumptions, assertions, and dynamics that occur in the current language wars and presents principles for the selection and use of language. The need to use clearly understood terms is stressed. (Contains one reference.) (CR)

Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Children, Classification, Definitions, Identification, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Organizational Change, Political Correctness, Professional Associations, Social Bias, Social History, Vocabulary

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A