Interface between Culture and Disability in the Tanzanian Context: Part II.

Kisanji, Joseph

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Publication Date: 1995

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Interface between Culture and Disability in the Tanzanian Context: Part II.

Kisanji, Joseph

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, v42 n2 p109-24 1995

This study of societal attitudes in Tanzania, based on interviews and examination of a collection of proverbs, riddles, and poems, determined that persons with disabilities are not marginalized and that principles of normalization and integration underlie traditional community living. (SW)

Descriptors: Attitudes toward Disabilities, Community Attitudes, Cultural Context, Developing Nations, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Normalization (Disabilities), Social Attitudes, Social Integration

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Tanzania

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