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ERIC Number: EJ240645
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Mar
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The Visibility and Image of Handicapped People on Television.
Donaldson, Joy
Exceptional Children, v47 n6 p413-16 Mar 1981
A random sample of prime time television programing during spring 1979 was analyzed to determine the visibility and image of characters portrayed as handicapped. Results suggested that handicapped persons are, overall, not highly visible and are more likely to appear in negative roles than positive ones. (Author)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Disabilities, Negative Attitudes, Social Attitudes, Stereotypes, Television
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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