... social roles; and second, this socially constructed identity has a positive impact on the families of intellectually disabled children. Research limitations/implications The first finding concerning the local social construction of intellectual disability corresponds to previous research on how...

.... This paper engages directly with children and takes seriously their own justifications and rationalisations. Heather Montgomery can be contacted at: h.k.montgomey@open.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Children (age groups) Sex Thailand Social roles 1. The ethical...