TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of the social construction of LD on culturally diverse families
T2 - A response to reid and valle
AU - Kalyanpur, Maya
AU - Harry, Beth
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - This response focuses on the effects of the current construction of learning disabilities (LD) on families of children from devalued racial/ethnic groups. Agreeing with the arguments of Reid and Valle, we add that parents from such groups are further disenfranchised because they are not participants in the critical discourse surrounding LD and because of the persistent belief that their parenting skills are deficient. We also suggest that the expectation of parental advocacy may be alien to parents whose cultures do not embrace an individualist perspective. Professionals can improve their responses to such parents by an understanding of the principle of cultural reciprocity.
AB - This response focuses on the effects of the current construction of learning disabilities (LD) on families of children from devalued racial/ethnic groups. Agreeing with the arguments of Reid and Valle, we add that parents from such groups are further disenfranchised because they are not participants in the critical discourse surrounding LD and because of the persistent belief that their parenting skills are deficient. We also suggest that the expectation of parental advocacy may be alien to parents whose cultures do not embrace an individualist perspective. Professionals can improve their responses to such parents by an understanding of the principle of cultural reciprocity.
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U2 - 10.1177/00222194040370060801
DO - 10.1177/00222194040370060801
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15586472
AN - SCOPUS:10044246983
VL - 37
SP - 530
EP - 533
JO - Journal of Learning Disabilities
JF - Journal of Learning Disabilities
SN - 0022-2194
IS - 6
ER -