Commentary on Special Section: Deficit or Difference? Interpreting Diverse Developmental Paths

Autor/inn/en	Callanan, Maureen; Waxman, Sandra
Titel	Commentary on Special Section: Deficit or Difference? Interpreting Diverse Developmental Paths
Quelle	In: Developmental Psychology, 49 (2013) 1, S.80-83 (4 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0012-1649
DOI	10.1037/a0029741
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Children; Ecology; Developmental Psychology; Differences; Disabilities; Perspective Taking; Causal Models; Difficulty Level; Phenomenology; Etiology; Hearing Impairments; Minority Group Students; Bilingualism; Cultural Background; Socioeconomic Background; Criteria; Decision Making; Cultural Pluralism; Individual Differences; Cultural Awareness; Expectation; Labeling (of Persons); Stereotypes; Handedness; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Ökologie; Entwicklungspsychologie; Unterscheiden; Handicap; Behinderung; Zukunftsperspektive; Kausalanalyse; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Ätiologie; Hearing impairment; Hörbehinderung; Bilingualismus; Sozioökonomische Lage; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Kulturpluralismus; Individueller Unterschied; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Expectancy; Erwartung; Labeling-Ansatz; Klischee; Linkshändigkeit; USA
Abstract	In this special section, 6 articles address the provocative question of how to determine the boundary between difference and deficiency, for children who differ from the mainstream in some way--language, hearing, cultural background, socioeconomic status, or social understanding. Our commentary considers these articles in light of current models of cultural diversity, raising 4 warning signals about the danger of assuming deficits. Whereas children's school success is understandably a concern, we must be cautious about the known harmful effects of negative labeling and deficit assumptions. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10