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ERIC Number: EJ754141
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2004-Dec
Pages: 7
Abstractor: Author
Reference Count: 31
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1547-0350
Cross-Cultural Comparison of the Concept of "Otherness" and Its Impact on Persons with Disabilities
Murdick, Nikki; Shore, Paul; Chittooran, Mary M.; Gartin, Barbara
Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, v39 n4 p310-316 Dec 2004
Throughout the world there has been concern that persons with disabilities are being perceived as "other" than us and that differences imparted by disability result in more dissimilarity than actually exists. A summary of this concept of "otherness" and disability in the United States, Eastern Europe, and India is presented.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Disabilities, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Attitudes toward Disabilities
Division on Developmental Disabilities, Council for Exceptional Children. DDD, PO Box 3512, Fayetteville, AR 72702. Tel: 479-575-3326; Fax: 479-575-6676; Web site: http://www.dddcec.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Eastern Europe; India; Europe; United States