{"product_id":"the-social-psychology-of-childhood-disability-9781138853294","title":"The Social Psychology of Childhood Disability","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): David Thomas\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Psychology Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Social Psychology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Some years ago I read the phrase \"the spontaneous revulsion to the deformed\". The phrase seemed to be both potent and provocative: Was there a spontaneous revulsion to disabilities in children or did such conditions evoke a more compassionate response?'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1978, the problems of the disabled were no longer confined to the medical and educational professionals, but had become the concern of the community as a whole. Using terminology very much of the time, the author shows how attitudes towards different kinds of disability had developed at the time; they varied both regionally and by social class, sometimes calling into question the accepted 'facts' about the distribution of a particular condition. Most importantly, the author examines these attitudes together with many other social and psychological factors in relation to their impact on the social behaviour and developing self-image of the disabled child. It becomes clear that the dangers of categorization and the difficulties in overcoming stigma have a profound influence on the education and socialization of disabled children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book will be of historical interest to students and teachers of psychology, education, social work and rehabilitation; and it will provide insight for parents and all those concerned with the care and development of the disabled child about how far we have come.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45237040382103,"sku":"9781138853294","price":10376.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781138853294.webp?v=1769215431","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-social-psychology-of-childhood-disability-9781138853294","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}