The Experience of Disability: A Challenge for Psychology.

Asch, Adrienne

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ERIC Number: EJ300867

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1984

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The Experience of Disability: A Challenge for Psychology.

Asch, Adrienne

American Psychologist, v39 n5 p529-36 May 1984

Profiles the disabled population and raises questions concerning discrepancies in education, income, and treatment of disabled and nondisabled populations. Shows how social-psychological theories explain these circumstances; concludes that answers to questions are obtainable through psychological research that views disabilities from a civil rights perspective. (CMG)

Descriptors: Civil Rights, Demography, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination, Education, Employment, Income, Individual Characteristics, Majority Attitudes, Negative Attitudes

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Reports - General; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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