Attitudes toward the Stigmatized: Some Insights from Recent Research.

Schneider, Clifford R.; Anderson, Wayne

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Publication Date: 1980-Jun

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Attitudes toward the Stigmatized: Some Insights from Recent Research.

Schneider, Clifford R.; Anderson, Wayne

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, v23 n4 p299-313 Jun 1980

This review of research on factors which influence the degree of stigma attached to handicaps discusses: (1) ranking handicaps in order of acceptability; (2) personality factors involved in response to handicaps; (3) how professional groups respond to handicaps; and (4) how attitudes may be changed. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adults, Attitude Change, Bias, Change Strategies, Emotional Response, Influences, Personality Traits, Physical Disabilities, Rehabilitation Counseling

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Information Analyses

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Language: English

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