THE MAKING OF BLIND MEN: A Study of Adult Socialization. by Scott, Robert A - 1969.

New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1969. First Edition, First Printing Cloth Fine in Very Good DJ 8vo (6 x 9-1/4), 145 pp including Index, Bibliography, and 2 Appendices (Appendix A: History of Work for the Blind, Appendix B: The Relationship Between Scientific Theory and Practice Theory. FIRST EDITION of this Hardbound book, book is unmarked and impeccable -- FINE/AS NEW in black cloth cover, white type on spine. Pictorial DJ is VERY GOOD -- some edgewear and corner bumpings, small (1/16") chip top of spine, slight smudge/soiling on white back of dj -- protected in Bro-Dart clear cover to prevent further wear. Brilliant study of behavioral adaptation of adult blind to conform to the images, expectations, and presumed social roles held by their rehabilitation and caregivers.