Application of intergroup contact theory to the integrated workplace: Setting the stage for inclusion

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-226

  Novak, Jeanne ^a   Feyes, Kelsey Jo ^a   Christensen, Kimberly A ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contact theory; Coworker attitudes; intellectual disabilities; social integration; supported employment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTERGROUP CONTACT THEORY; MALE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; STEREOTYPY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84856491397     PISSN: 10522263     EISSN: 18786316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JVR-2011-0573     Document Type: Article

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