Intellectual and physical disabilities in prehistory and early civilization.
This paper is focused on three basic questions: The first concerns when specific disabilities first appeared during human evolution. The second question has to do with causes of disabilities. The third question concerns social responses to people with disabilities. Discussions on each of the issues are presented.
Berkson
Gershon
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Department of Psychology (MC 285), University of Illinois at Chicago, Behavior Sciences Building, 1007 W. Harrison, Chicago, IL 60607, USA. gberkson@uic.edu
D001290:Attitude; D005075:Biological Evolution; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000266:history*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D011287:Prejudice; D012923:Social Class; D012924:Social Conditions; D012944:Social Support