Emplotting children's lives: Developmental delay vs. disability

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1947-1960

  Landsman, Gail ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental delay; Disability; Emplotment; Motherhood; Personhood; US

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERVIEWS; MOTHERS; NARRATION; NEW YORK; PARENTING; PERSONHOOD; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037401004     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00215-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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