Social acceptance of children with mental retardation: Testing the contact hypothesis with an Italian sample

International Journal of Behavioral Development

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-286

  Manetti, Mara ^a   Schneider, Barry H ^b   Siperstein, Gary ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034983279     PISSN: 01650254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01650250042000249     Document Type: Article

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