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Attitudes towards People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Comparison of Young People from British South Asian and White British Backgrounds
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Sheridan, Joel; Scior, Katrina – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2013
Research with South Asian families of individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) suggests an increased fear of stigma and isolation from the community. Evidence on attitudes towards ID among the wider community is very limited and was the focus of the present study. Responses were collected from 737 college students aged 16-19 using the…
Descriptors: Social Values, Foreign Countries, Asians, Mental Retardation
Public Attitudes toward People with Intellectual Disabilities: A Cross-Cultural Study
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Scior, Katrina; Kan, Ka-ying; McLoughlin, Anna; Sheridan, Joel – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
This study investigated attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities among the general Hong Kong Chinese population and compared these to a White British sample, using the Community Living Attitudes Scale-Mental Retardation form (CLAS-MR; D. Henry, C. Keys, F. Balcazar, & D. Jopp, 1996). As predicted, attitudes among the Hong Kong…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Foreign Countries, Public Opinion, Cross Cultural Studies