This book makes it clear that many of the problems of retardation are caused by the misunderstanding and intolerance of societies that place extraordinary emphasis on mental ability and its measurable manifestations: school achievement and IQ. It is just this sort of intolerance and misunderstanding that Edgerton seeks to dispel.
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This book makes it clear that many of the problems of retardation are caused by the misunderstanding and intolerance of societies that place extraordinary emphasis on mental ability and its measurable manifestations: school achievement and IQ. It is just this sort of intolerance and misunderstanding that Edgerton seeks to dispel.
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Good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. 125 p. Audience: College/higher education; Professional and scholarly. LCCN 78027199 Type of material Book Personal name Edgerton, Robert B., 1931-Main title Mental retardation / Robert B. Edgerton. Published/Created Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1979. Description 125 p. : ill.; 21 cm. ISBN 0674568850 0674568869 (pbk. ) LC classification HV891. E34 1979 Subjects Children with mental disabilities. People with mental disabilities. Mental retardation. Notes Includes index. Bibliography: p. 113-120. Series The Developing child Dewey class no. 362.3 NLM class no. WS107.3 E23m
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Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Pages are clean and tight, there is light shelf wear and scratching to the pictorial wraps. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 125 p. Developing Child (Paperback). Audience: General/trade.
