Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Richardson, Stephen A.
• Goodman, Norman
• Hastorf, Albert H.
• Dornbusch, Sanford M.

Titel

Cultural Uniformity in Reaction to Physical Disabilities

Ist Teil von

• American sociological review, 1961-04, Vol.26 (2), p.241-247

Ort / Verlag

Albany, N.Y: American Sociological Association

Erscheinungsjahr

1961

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This paper reports a consistent preferential order when children are asked to rank pictures of children with various physical disabilities. This cultural uniformity, which is not explicitly taught, persists when comparisons of subgroups are made. Rankings are not affected by characteristics of the rater, such as sex; presence of a physical handicap; socioeconomic status; race; urban-rural differences; or setting of the interview. Despite the identity of rankings, girls more than boys show a tendency to emphasize social handicaps more than functional handicaps. Various explanations of the basic uniformity are considered.