TY - JOUR
T1 - Territorial isolation and physical deformity
T2 - Israeli parents' reaction to disabled children
AU - Weiss, Meira
PY - 1997
Y1 - 1997
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
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U2 - 10.1080/09687599727362
DO - 10.1080/09687599727362
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AN - SCOPUS:0031483098
SN - 0968-7599
VL - 12
SP - 259
EP - 272
JO - Disability and Society
JF - Disability and Society
IS - 2
ER -