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Hannah, Mary Elizabeth; Midlarsky, Elizabeth – 1983
Although community-based treatment strategies have gained in prominence, recipients of those services still suffer from negative labeling and public reactions. To investigate differential effects of labels and/or descriptions of handicaps on attitudes toward disabilities, two studies were conducted. In the first study, 140 college students (65%…
Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Behavior Standards, College Students, Disabilities