Public attitudes toward people with intellectual disabilities: A cross-cultural study

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 278-289

  Scior, Katrina ^a   Kan, Ka Ying ^a   McLoughlin, Anna ^a   Sheridan, Joel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CAMDEN AND ISLINGTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CURRICULUM; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MIDDLE AGED; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957765883     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-48.4.278     Document Type: Article

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