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Hittman, Stephan – 1978
History, tradition, culture, and superstition have played significant roles in influencing Chinese attitudes toward the mentally retarded. China's overwhelmingly rural, agricultural society has made it dependent upon a huge force of semi-skilled and unskilled labor, to which the retarded are capable of contribution. The stress on self-reliance,…
Descriptors: Chinese Culture, Foreign Countries, Mental Retardation, Normalization (Handicapped)
