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S7 E1: A Normal Childhood with Down Syndrome
FromConstant Wonder
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
When his daughter is diagnosed with Down Syndrome, an anthropology professor must test his commitment to the lesson that his field had long taught: the fact that someone is different doesn't mean something is wrong with them. He discovers, though, that even leading social scientists like Margaret Mead and Erik Erikson struggled to accept disability as part of normal family life. In this episode of Constant Wonder, he and his family embrace an expanded concept of what a "normal" childhood looks like.
Guest: Thomas W. Pearson, professor of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Stout and author of "An Ordinary Future: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and Child Born Different"
Guest: Thomas W. Pearson, professor of Anthropology at University of Wisconsin-Stout and author of "An Ordinary Future: Margaret Mead, the Problem of Disability, and Child Born Different"
Released:
Jan 17, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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