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Territorial Isolation and Physical Deformity: Israeli parents' reaction to disabled children.
- Source :
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Disability & Society . Apr97, Vol. 12 Issue 2, p259-271. 13p. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- This paper presents and analyses three case studies portraying the attitudes and reactions of Israeli parents towards their deformed children. The research method employed was participant observation in homes, combined with in-depth interviews. It was found that parents tended to isolate their handicapped children from family territories in those contexts in which the child was defined as a 'non-person'. This pattern was not affected by the parents' socioeconomic status, or by their ethnic and religious background. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09687599
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Disability & Society
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 14025006
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599727362