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‘A woman’s heaven is at her husband’s feet’1? The dilemmas for a community learning disability team posed by the arranged marriage of a Bangladeshi client with intellectual disability.
- Source :
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Journal of Intellectual Disability Research . Dec1999, Vol. 43 Issue 6, p558-561. 4p. - Publication Year :
- 1999
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Abstract
- The present case report describes the arranged marriage of a Bangladeshi woman with moderate intellectual disability. It explores some of the social and cultural factors influencing the decision to arrange her marriage, and the dilemmas this presents in terms of bridging cultural differences between professional and lay concerns. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ARRANGED marriage
*WOMEN
*LEARNING disabilities
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09642633
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 5183823
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2788.1999.00226.x