Michael V. Angrosino

Opportunity House: Ethnographic Stories of Mental Retardation

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Produktbeschreibung

Calling on a decade of participant observation at a residence for mentally retarded adults, anthropologist Michael V. Angrosino's riveting and de-mystifying account offers an insider's picture of the lives of the inhabitants of Opportunity House. Using the narrative device of a dozen fictional short stories told in the voices of various community members as well as that of the researcher, Angrosino weaves a life-histories approach to ethnography together with an innovative culture concept to tackle the complexities of representing marginalized subgroups. As opposed to traditional clinical or statistical studies, which have insufficiently conveyed the subjective and experiential perspectives of retarded people themselves, Angrosino presents an intimate and complex picture of a highly functioning community with its cast of entrepreneurs, bullies, victims, and do-gooders. This wonderfully readable and captivating account is therefore an important resource for those interested in mental illness and disability, as well as a model for those experimenting with forms of ethnographic writing.

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Produktdetails

• Ethnographic Alternatives Nr.2
• Verlag: Altamira Press
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: Dezember 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780761989165
• ISBN-10: 0761989161
• Artikelnr.: 38493683

Autorenporträt

By Michael V. Angrosino

Inhaltsangabe

chapter 1 Acknowledgments chapter 2 Foreword by James Peacock chapter 3
Preface chapter 4 Introduction: Fellow Traveler chapter 5 Part I: The Lay
of the Land chapter 6 1. The Ghost of Dallas Lumbley chapter 7 Part II:
Making a Living chapter 8 1. Any Port in a Storm chapter 9 2. The Left
Stuff chapter 10 3. On Target Enterprises chapter 11 4. Midnight at the
Budget Inn chapter 12 Interlude: I Take Pen in Hand chapter 13 Part III:
Relationships chapter 14 1. Where the Heart Is chapter 15 2. A Little Bit
of Warm chapter 16 3. The Chadster Steps Out chapter 17 4. Days of
Sunshine, Days of Rain chapter 18 5.Perfect Pals chapter 19 Interlude: Fit
to Print chapter 20 Part IV: 1. The Boys in the Van chapter 21 2. How Sweet
the Sound chapter 22 3. The Lonesome Trucker chapter 23 4. By the Chimney
with Care chapter 24 Conclusion: All Told chapter 25 Coda: Til It's Over
chapter 26 Acknowledgments chapter 27 Foreword chapter 28 Preface chapter
29 Introduction: Fellow Traveler chapter 30 Part I: The Lay of the Land
chapter 31 1. The Ghost of Dallas Lumbley chapter 32 Part II: Making a
Living chapter 33 1. Any Port in a Storm chapter 34 2. The Left Stuff
chapter 35 3. On Target Enterprises chapter 36 4. Midnight at the Budget
Inn chapter 37 Interlude: I Take Pen in Hand chapter 38 Part III:
Relationships chapter 39 1. Where the Heart Is chapter 40 2. A Little Bit
of Warm chapter 41 3. The Chadster Steps Out chapter 42 4. Days of
Sunshine, Days of Rain chapter 43 5.Perfect Pals chapter 44 Interlude: Fit
to Print chapter 45 Part IV: 1. The Boys in the Van chapter 46 2. How Sweet
the Sound chapter 47 3. The Lonesome Trucker chapter 48 4. By the Chimney
with Care chapter 49 Conclusion: All Told chapter 50 Coda: Til It's Over