The Social Meaning of Mental Retardation: Two Life Stories: (Professional Development and Practice Series) [Paperback]

Robert Bogdan (Author), Steven J. Taylor (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Teachers College Press (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807733431
• ISBN-13: 978-0807733431
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 4.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,090,770 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Robert Bogdan grew up in the Bronx and attended the University of Maine in Orono. After serving as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nigeria (1964-1966) he went to graduate school in sociology. He joined the faculty at Syracuse University in 1971. He has won many awards for his writing and teaching including an honorary doctorate degree from Stockholm University. Bogdan is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Social Science and Education at Syracuse University. After teaching for 35 years at Syracuse he retired to rural Vermont where he writes about real photo postcards, photography, disability and research methods.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Powerful Words, August 3, 2000

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This review is from: The Social Meaning of Mental Retardation: Two Life Stories: (Professional Development and Practice Series) (Paperback)

I had to read this book for a cultural foundations class at Auburn University. This was an amazingly powerful story written in first person. To understand the meaning of social retardation, read these life stories. they put an interesting and sad perspective on the manner in which they are dehumanized for being who they are. I would recommend this book for anyone who is ging to be teaching or around these wonderful individuals.