Yes I am human

Autobiography of a “retarded career”

Bibliographic Data

ID11043059
AuthorsJim L Turner (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author)
Year1980
Volume8
Issue1
Pages3-8
Publication date1980-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Community Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-4392 • E-ISSN: 1520-6629
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/1520-6629(198001)8:1<3::aid-jcop2290080102>3.0.co;2-k
OpenAlexW2052452810
LanguageEN
Citations received6

A preliminary account of on-going life history research with a “mentally retarded” man is reported. At the time the subject was selected, he was identified by an official agency and by himself as “mentally retarded.” He had been living in group home facilities with other retarded people for 17 years. Midway in the first two years of interviewing, a battery of psychological tests were administered revealing, by such criteria, he was a well-adjusted man of average intelligence. Discussion focuses on comparison of the alternative versions he constructed of his life experiences as a retarded person, before and after the disclosure that he was not mentally retarded.

Agency (philosophy) · Biography · Developmental psychology · Interview · Mentally retarded · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Subject (documents) · Aging and Gerontology Research · Clinical Psychology · Health disparities and outcomes · Law · Psychology · Retirement, Disability, and Employment · Social Psychology

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