Attitudes of high school students toward individuals with mental retardation

Mental Retardation

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 154-162

  Krajewski, Junean ^b   Flaherty, Thomas ^a  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ATTITUDE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL CONDITIONS;

EID: 0034166781     PISSN: 00476765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0047-6765(2000)038<0154:AOHSST>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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