Downs : the history of a disability
Wright, David, 1965-2011
Book
David Wright examines both the fascinating scientific story of its discovery as well as its changing social history, using examples from medieval Europe to the present day. He examines the institutionalization of those considered 'mentally retarded' in state asylums, the eugenics movement, and the sterilization of the 'mentally unfit'. The discovery of the genetic basis of the condition profoundly changed attitudes and care, and allowed early identification with prenatal testing. Medical advances have coincided with changing social and political contexts, causing a move from institutions to care in the community. By the end of the twentieth century individuals with Down's syndrome, and the ethical debates that surrounded them, had finally moved into the mainstream.
Main title:
Downs : the history of a disability / David Wright.
Author:
Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Collation:
xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographic references and index.
Contents:
The philosopher's idiot -- Mongols in our midst -- The simian crease -- Trisomie vingt-et-un -- Into the mainstream.
ISBN:
9780199567935
Dewey class:
616.858842616.8588
Language:
English
BRN:
176676
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