دانلود Role of Gender and Education in Parental Attitude towards Mental Retardation

Abstract

The aim of present study is to find out the differences in the attitude of parents towards mental  retardation.  Two  groups  of  parents  were  included  in  the  study:  one group comprised of parents of mentally retarded children, while the other comprised of parents of normal school going children of the same age group. Female parents in both the groups were  found  to  have  a  more  negative  attitude  towards  the  disability  than  male  parents. Education of parents also had an impact on their attitude, with graduate and post graduate parents having a more positive attitude than those educated up to the X and XII level.