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Hodapp, Robert M.; Dykens, Elisabeth M. – American Journal on Mental Retardation, 1994
This survey of nine journals identified two distinct cultures in mental retardation research: classification by level of retardation (usually by psychologists and special educators) or etiology (usually by geneticists and psychiatric researchers). The paper discusses varied effects that genetic etiology may have on behavior, issues in reconciling…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Classification, Cultural Differences, Etiology
