Family, Community and the 'Idiot' in Mid-nineteenth Century North Wales
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12312581 |
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| Authors | David Hirst (Bangor University, corresponding author), Pamela Michael (Bangor University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 145-163 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0968759032000052806 |
| OpenAlex | W2040462277 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
In mid-nineteenth century north Wales, and indeed in Wales generally, 'community care' of persons with learning disabilities aided by the Poor Law survived longer than in England, where institutionalisation in the workhouse or asylum became the norm. This prehistory of community care has been largely unexplored, largely because of the difficulties of obtaining data. After discussing the methodology, and discussing the Lunacy and Poor Law documents used as sources, this paper seeks to advance understanding by using longitudinal histories of individuals with learning disability to explore their varied experiences in the community. It examines the attitudes of officialdom, and the role of family and community, and concludes by suggesting key factors in determining individual life stories included the presence of family, the ability to work, the degree of 'difficulty' or 'dangerousness' they presented
Idiot · Institutionalisation · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Poorhouse · Psychiatry · Social science · Sociology · Gender Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · History · Law · Medicine and Dermatology Studies History · Psychology
Family obligations and social change
The Problem of Mental Deficiency
Family structure in nineteenth century Lancashire.
From Idiocy to Mental Deficiency
The Politics of Disablement
Idiocy in the nineteenth century
Writing Disability History
Learning Disability and the New Poor Law in England, 1834–1867
Using Autobiographical Approaches with People with Learning Difficulties
Getting Out of the Asylum
It Begins with the Goose and Ends with the Goose
Life in a Welsh countryside
Family Responsibility and State Responsibility in Britain Before the Welfare State
Community Care and the Family
Who Cares for the Family
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