Beliefs of Jewish-Oriental Mothers Regarding Children Who Are Mentally Retarded.

Stahl, Abraham

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ERIC Number: EJ439596

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Publication Date: 1991

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Beliefs of Jewish-Oriental Mothers Regarding Children Who Are Mentally Retarded.

Stahl, Abraham

Education and Training in Mental Retardation, v26 n4 p361-69 Dec 1991

This paper presents the beliefs of Israeli residents of Oriental (North African or Middle Eastern) origin regarding children who are mentally retarded. Based on written materials and interviews with 40 mothers, the paper discusses beliefs about mental retardation's causes, blame, treatment, and recovery. Methods of dealing with parents of pupils from this background are described. (Author/JDD)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Cultural Differences, Ethnic Groups, Etiology, Intervention, Interviews, Jews, Mental Retardation, Middle Eastern Studies, Mothers, Non Western Civilization, Parent Attitudes, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Social Bias

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Language: English

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