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Mental Retardation

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Calvez, Marcel	1
Gardner, James M.	1
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Public Views of the Surplus Population.

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Gardner, James M.; Veno, Arthur – Mental Retardation, 1979

Public attitudes toward people labeled mentally ill (MI), mentally retarded (MR), and criminals (C) were assessed by a community absorption questionnaire completed by 200 randomly selected persons from a stratified representative sample of a major metropolitan area. Results indicated a high degree of similarity in attitudes toward MI and MR, while…

Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Criminals, Exceptional Child Research, Mental Disorders

Social Interactions in the Neighborhood: Cultural Approach to Social Integration of Individuals with Mental Retardation.

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Calvez, Marcel – Mental Retardation, 1993

Community integration of individuals with mental retardation in Treguier, Brittany (France) was examined. A grid-group typology of cultural regimes was employed to measure change in social status as reflected in social interactions. Each regime linked the presence of individuals with mental retardation to shared values in a community and produced…

Descriptors: Adults, Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Attitudes, Cultural Context