AbstractsSocial Work

Educable feeble-mindedness: its emotional import for the family unit.

by Shirley I. Ramsdale




Institution: McGill University
Department: School of Social Work.
Degree: Master of Social Work.
Year: 1951
Keywords: Social Work.
Record ID: 1544830
Full text PDF: http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/thesisfile119177.pdf


Abstract

As indicated by the title, the purpose of this thesis is to study the consequences, both social and emotional, for the family unit when it is confronted with the problem of adjustment to the presence of an educable feeble-minded child. An attempt will be made to study the factors which influence the success or failure of this adjustment in relation to the interplay of personalities within the family and in terms of some of the broader environmental influences. [...]