Chapter 10. The Retarded, Society, and the Family: The Dilemma of Care

This paper develops the theme of care which was begun in chapter 9. Here Hauerwas focuses on the importance of the family in the process of caring for people with developmental disabilities. He explores the motivation behind parenting and offers some piercing insights into why we have children and t...

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Published in:Journal of religion, disability & health
Main Author: Hauerwas, Stanley 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2005
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2005, Volume: 8, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 161-179
Further subjects:B Disability
B Theology
B Families
B Care
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Summary:This paper develops the theme of care which was begun in chapter 9. Here Hauerwas focuses on the importance of the family in the process of caring for people with developmental disabilities. He explores the motivation behind parenting and offers some piercing insights into why we have children and the ways in which our motivation for having children impacts upon the experience of having a child with a developmental disability.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v08n03_19