Broken : institutions, families, and the construction of intellectual disability

Summary: An exploration of the impact of institutionalization in the lives of Canadian families.

Record details

ISBN: 9780773554832
ISBN: 9780773554825
ISBN: 0773554831
ISBN: 9780773555587
ISBN: 9780773555570
ISBN: 0773555587
ISBN: 0773555579
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xii, 246 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2018.

General Note:	CatMonthString:january.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; BROKEN; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgments; A Note on Terminology; Introduction: The Asylum's Accomplice, or the Creation of Intellectual Disability; PART ONE: INSTITUTIONALIZATION IN CONTEXT; 1 Institutions for the Feebleminded: Theory, History, and Context; 2 Ontario's Institutional Legacy; 3 Choosing to Institutionalize: Politics, Families, and the Pressures of Cold War Conformity; PART TWO: STORIES; 4 Survivors: "It wrecked me sadly"; 5 Siblings: "He was a secret"; 6 Parents; 7 Former Staff and Key Informants; PART THREE: CONCLUSIONS; 8 Power, Governance, and the Construction of Intellectual Disability; Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; References; Index
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by EBSCO.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed December 19, 2018)