Parameters of normality and cultural constructions of ‘mental retardation’
Perspectives of Bengali families
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12314719 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Shridevi Rao (0000-0001-6453-4018, College of New Jersey, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 159-178 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Disability & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0968-7599 • E-ISSN: 1360-0508 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09687590500498127 |
| OpenAlex | W2170296834 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 19 |
Based on the findings of a qualitative study, this article describes how Bengali mothers of children with disabilities in Kolkata, India, construct disability and normality. Data were collected through extensive interviews and participant observations. Findings indicate that family members do indeed use very different yardsticks for defining disability. The norms used by the families in this study and their perceptions of intelligence were much broader than those used by professionals. The perspectives of these families have implications for challenging the traditional notions of intelligence as well as understandings of disability that are embedded within the dominant paradigm in Special Education
Bengali · Construct (python library · Developmental psychology · Intellectual disability · Normality · Perception · Psychiatry · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Computer Science · Disability Rights and Representation · Family and Disability Support Research · Parental Involvement in Education · Psychology · Social Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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International development, disability, and education
Family perceptions of intellectual disability
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Siblings of Individuals With Disabilities
Multiple selves
Equality, quality and quantity
Making the familiar strange and making the strange familiar
Anthropological Theories of Disability
The Discovery of Grounded Theory
Mental Retardation as a Western Sociological Construct
On Accepting Relationships between People with Mental Retardation and Non-disabled People
Family's role in providing support to disabled persons in India's changing times
Cultural Underpinnings of Special Education
Impairment as a Human Constant
Making Sense of Disability
Looking at the bright side
Urbanization and Family Change
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The Family in India
| Citations per year | 0.56 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2008 - 2023 (16) |
| Highly cited | No |