Powers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual Disability

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dc.contributor.authorAtlermark, Niklas
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-08T23:47:09Z
dc.date.available2018-08-08T23:47:09Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractIntellectual disability is commonly understood as a biological state of functioning that determines the cognitive capabilities of the individuals labeled so. By analyzing how intellectual disability is constructed through classification practices this article challenges this view, arguing that intellectual disability primarily is a political, normative and social diagnosis.
dc.identifier.citationAtlermark, N. (2015). Powers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual Disability. Review of Disability Studies: An International Journal, 11(1).
dc.identifier.issn1552-9215
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/58620
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Hawaii at Manoa -- Center on Disability Studies
dc.relation.ispartofseriesvol. 11, no. 1
dc.subjectIntellectual disability
dc.subjectclassification
dc.subjectbio-politics
dc.titlePowers of Classification: Politics and Biology in Understandings of Intellectual Disability
dc.typeResearch Articles and Essays
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