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Publication Date: 1988
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With a Little Help from Their Friends: Use of Social Support Systems by Persons with Retardation.
Mest, Grace M.
Journal of Social Issues, v44 n1 p117-25 Spr 1988
Interviews with five people labelled as mentally retarded revealed that they recognized being "different" in terms of the labels applied to them by others, but they do not use those same labels when defining themselves or choosing their close friends. (Author/BJV)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Definitions, Handicap Identification, Interpersonal Relationship, Labeling (of Persons), Mainstreaming, Mental Retardation, Minority Groups, Peer Groups, Policy, Self Concept, Self Determination, Self Evaluation (Individuals), Social Attitudes, Social Cognition, Social Support Groups
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Language: English
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