Concepts of Mental Deficiency among the Tamang of Nepal.

Peters, Larry G.

Notes FAQ Contact Us

Back to results

Peer reviewed

ERIC Number: EJ223774

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1980-Jan

Pages: N/A

Abstractor: N/A

ISBN: N/A

ISSN: N/A

EISSN: N/A

Available Date: N/A

Concepts of Mental Deficiency among the Tamang of Nepal.

Peters, Larry G.

American Journal of Mental Deficiency, v84 n4 p352-56 Jan 1980

The Tamang of the Kathmandu Valley have an agrarian society with little demand for literacy and schooling, yet they recognize and label mental retardation. The criteria for labeling are based partially upon insufficiency of intelligence and behavioral adaptation but primarily upon speech incompetence. (Author)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Foreign Countries, Identification, Intelligence, Labeling (of Persons), Mental Retardation, Social Status, Speech Skills, Verbal Ability

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

Education Level: N/A

Audience: N/A

Language: English

Sponsor: N/A

Authoring Institution: N/A

Identifiers - Location: Nepal

Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A

Author Affiliations: N/A