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Disability Prototypes in the United States and the Russian Federation:An International Comparison

Erin Martz

University of Memphis,Tennessee, martzerin{at}gmail.com

Douglas Strohmer

University of Memphis,Tennessee

Debra Fitzgerald

University of Memphis,Tennessee

Samantha Daniel

University of Memphis,Tennessee

Jennifer Arm

University of Memphis,Tennessee

The purpose of this cross-cultural research is to examine prototypical perspectives about disability groups in the United States and Russia by extending the research on disability prototypes that was conducted by McCaughey and Strohmer. Open-ended questions permitted participants to describe what they thought were prototypical characteristics of people in three disability groups (AIDS, hearing impairment, and spinal cord injury). A series of chi-square analyses indicate that there are significant differences across superordinate categories between the two countries, in addition to significant differences within two superordinate categories when examining the two samples across three disability categories.Tentative conclusions of the findings, possible implications for rehabilitation counselors, and directions for further research are briefly discussed.

Key Words: attitudes • disabilities • international rehabilitation

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin, Vol. 53, No. 1, 16-26 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0034355208329357
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