Autism and the Crisis of Meaning
Author:   Alexander Durig
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
ISBN:  

9780791428139


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 February 1996
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Alexander Durig
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.608kg
ISBN:  

9780791428139


ISBN 10:   0791428133
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   15 February 1996
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Not available   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Study of Meaningful Perception As a Foundation for the Study of Autistic Perception 2. The Enigma of Autistic Perception 3. The Case for Slight Autism 4. Autistic Perception and the Meaning of Normalcy 5. The Key to Understanding Meaningful Perception and Autistic Perception 6. Why We Have a Crisis of Meaning 7. Inner Space 8. Metascience 9. Resolving the Crisis of Meaning Endnotes References Index

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The experience of persons with autism is analyzed using a symbolic interactionist framework (with a twist) and the results of this theoretical analysis are used to help us understand the 'crisis of meaning' within contemporary society. The book is written in a style which is very often engaging and provocative. -- Matthew Johnsen, Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The author has explored a topic that has hitherto remained neglected among students of phenomenological and social psychology. Employing these perspectives and combining them with his knowledge of cognitive science, the author utilizes the situation of the autistic person to throw light on the workings of the human mind. In addition to providing a deeper understanding of autism, the author has shown how the study of autistic behavior yields insights about ordinary behavior in everyday life. -Stanford M. Lyman, Florida Atlantic University


"""The experience of persons with autism is analyzed using a symbolic interactionist framework (with a twist) and the results of this theoretical analysis are used to help us understand the 'crisis of meaning' within contemporary society. The book is written in a style which is very often engaging and provocative."" -- Matthew Johnsen, Cecil Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ""The author has explored a topic that has hitherto remained neglected among students of phenomenological and social psychology. Employing these perspectives and combining them with his knowledge of cognitive science, the author utilizes the situation of the autistic person to throw light on the workings of the human mind. In addition to providing a deeper understanding of autism, the author has shown how the study of autistic behavior yields insights about ordinary behavior in everyday life.""-Stanford M. Lyman, Florida Atlantic University"


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Alexander Durig Assistant Professor of Sociology at California State University, San Marcos.

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