Social categorizations, social comparisons and stigma: Presentations of self in people with learning difficulties

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 129-146

  Finlay, W M L ^a   Lyons, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 9444263206     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466600164372     Document Type: Article

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