On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth-Century America

The history of civil rights for people with intellectual disabilities in 20th century America

Allison C. Carey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Shippensburg University.

"On the Margins of Citizenship is a remarkable book. It has a broad scope, impressively addressing the history of American twentieth century intellectual disability empirically at the individual, community, and policy level." - Richard Scotch, Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of Texas at Dallas "On the Margins of Citizenship makes an important contribution to the sociology and American history of intellectual disability. It draws together and analyzes the development of legal rights that affect people with this disability. I am especially impressed with Carey's theoretical grounding. It is clear, succinct, and convincing. This is an excellent work that will prove to be important to scholars and activists interested in intellectual disability." James Trent, Professor of Sociology at Gordon College "Carey carefully summarizes...the continuing problematic issues for people facing intellectual disabilities, while seeking inclusion by changing the definitions of citizenship ...Summing Up: Highly recommended." Choice "In addition to providing an excellent history of intellectual disability in modern America, Carey has given us a model of the questions we need to ask and the themes we need to trace in the ideological histories of all disabilities." - H Disabilities