Two Approaches to Seeing People with Disabilities

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ID11229243
AuthorsR Leonard (0000-0002-7642-5529, corresponding author), June Crawford
Year1989
Volume24
Issue2
Pages112-125
Publication date1989-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAustralian Journal of Social Issues (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0157-6321 • E-ISSN: 1839-4655
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/j.1839-4655.1989.tb00860.x
OpenAlexW2294673120
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

This study tests the possibility that attitudes to people with disabilities can be divided into two types: attitudes at the societal level and attitudes at the personal level. This distinction was made with the aim of clarifying ambiguities from previous research. One test of the proposed distinction rests on the assumption that personal contact with people with disabilities will influence attitudes at the personal level but not at the societal level. Sixty subjects were assigned to either a control group or intervention groups which experienced interventions involving a person with a disability. The attitudes of all subjects were measured one month before and at the time of the intervention. Data on prior contact were also collected. The results, which supported the two level approach, are discussed in terms of their implications for improving attitudes to people with disabilities

Control (management · Disabled people · Intervention (counseling · Political science · Project commissioning · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Publishing · Test (biology · Applied Psychology · Computer Science · Hearing Impairment and Communication · Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport · Psychology · Social Psychology

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