Education and training of the mentally retarded · 1971 · 23 citations · 3 references
Social SciencesPsychiatryPsychologyDisabilityIntergroup RelationsPrejudiceDisability PrejudiceEthnic MinoritiesIntergroup AttitudesIntergroup BiasMental HealthStigmatizationAttitudes Toward Social GroupsMental Health StigmaMinority Group StatusOutgroup Attitudes MeasurementRacial Attitudes
The following paper outlines an attempt to determine whether the dimensions of attitudes towards Negroes are applicable to attitudes toward the mentally retarded. To accomplish this a multidimensional scale on attitudes towards Negroes was translated into a similar scale on attitudes towards the mentally retarded. Results indicated that the dimensions of attitudes are quite similar for both populations.
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