Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ408501
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Coping Behaviour of Disabled Persons and Their Families: Cross-Cultural Perspectives from Norway and Botswana.
Ingstad, Benedicte
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, v11 n4 p351-59 1988
A model is presented for analyzing the influence of culture on the coping behavior of families with disabled children, using examples from families in Norway and Botswana. The model considers culture's impact on the process of coping through emotional patterning, expectations of life and future, life experiences, and actual opportunities. (JDD)
Descriptors: Coping, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Influences, Disabilities, Family Influence, Foreign Countries, Models
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Botswana; Norway
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