ESS presidential address, 1995—invisible differences: On the management of children in postindustrial society |
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Authors: | Gaye Tuchman |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Sociology, U-68, University of Connecticut, 06209 Storrs, CT. |
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Abstract: | Drawing on data gathered through qualitative techniques, I suggest that the management of problems faced by children with
a specific invisible neurological difference, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, teaches us about problematic areas
of postindustrial society. I pay particular attention to how members of the children's and parents' separate moral universes
assign stigma and to such behavioral-management techniques as patterned scheduling and “super-momming.” The problematic areas
of contemporary life that I identify include the call for social conformity in the face of an ostensible demand for flexible
social arrangements.
Presidential Address delivered to Eastern Sociological Society, Philadelphia, PA, April 1, 1995. |
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Keywords: | attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder invisible difference behavioral-management techniques postindustrial society stigma |
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