Cover -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Part 1 Introduction -- Part 2 The Life Histories -- Ed Murphy's Story -- Chronology -- Prologue -- Early Life -- Empire State School -- Leaving Empire State School -- Central City -- Reflections -- Pattie Burt's Story -- Chronology -- The First Years -- Capital Children's Home -- Admission to the State School -- O Building -- Cornerstone State School -- In Search of My Family -- Sojourns -- Back to the Institution -- Out Again -- Present Life -- Reflections -- Part 3 Conclusion -- Bibliography
Summary
What does it mean to be 'mentally retarded'? Professors Bogdan and Taylor have interviewed two experts, 'Ed Murphy' and 'Pattie Burt, ' for answers. Ed and Pattie, former inmates of institutions for the retarded, tell us in their own words
