Stuttering meets stereotype, stigma, and discrimination : an overview of attitude research /
More than a century of research has sought to identify the causes of stuttering, describe its nature, and enhance its clinical treatment. By contrast, studies directly focused upon public and professional attitudes toward stuttering began in the 1970s. Recent work has taken this research to new leve...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Morgantown [WV] :
Published by West Virginia University Press for West Virginia University,
2015
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | More than a century of research has sought to identify the causes of stuttering, describe its nature, and enhance its clinical treatment. By contrast, studies directly focused upon public and professional attitudes toward stuttering began in the 1970s. Recent work has taken this research to new levels, including the development of standard attitude measures; addressing the widely reported phenomena of teasing, bullying, and discrimination against people who stutter; and attempting to change public opinion toward stuttering to more accepting and sensitive levels. Stuttering Meets Stereotype, Stigma, and Discrimination: An Overview of Attitude Research is the only reference work to date devoted entirely to the topic of stuttering attitudes. It features comprehensive review chapters by St. Louis, Boyle and Blood, Gabel, Langevin, and Abdalla; an annotated bibliography by Hughes; and experimental studies by other seasoned and new researchers. The book leads the reader through a maze of research efforts, emerging with a clear understanding of the important issues involved and ideas of where to go next. Importantly, the evidence base for stuttering attitude research extends beyond research in this fluency disorder to such areas as mental illness, obesity, and race. Thus, although of interest primarily to those who work, interact, or otherwise deal with stuttering, the book has potential for increasing understanding, ameliorating negative attitudes, and informing research on any of a host of other stigmatized conditions. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 PDF (xviii, 403 pages)) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-383) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781940425382 1940425387 1940425395 9781940425399 1940425379 9781940425375 |
| Language: | Text in English. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
