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WHAT KIND OF THING IS ‘BEING CLUMSY’?
Author(s) -
TAYLOR DAVID C.,
McKINLAY IAN A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
child: care, health and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1365-2214
pISSN - 0305-1862
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2214.1979.tb00121.x
Subject(s) - pejorative , meaning (existential) , word (group theory) , psychology , term (time) , original meaning , linguistics , philosophy , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics
Summary The term ‘clumsy’ is used both as a colloquial pejorative and as a specific diagnostic entity. The meaning of the word and the possible means by which a child may come to be regarded as clumsy are discussed. The implications for management are considered.