« Cretins » and « idiots » in an Austrian Alpine valley in the late 19th and early 20th centuries: interests, social norms, and institutions involved in the attribution of « imbecility »
On the basis of a regional case study, this article deals with the stigmatization of « mentally handicapped » people in the rural society of the Austrian Alps, using court files of persons who were placed under wardship because of « imbecility » or « feeble-mindedness ». Proceeding from exemplary ca...
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| Natura: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Lingua: | Anglais |
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Crime, Histoire & Sociétés
2009
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |