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Sticks, stones, and stigma : a study of students' use of the derogatory term "retard"

By: Siperstein, Gary N.

Contributor(s): Pociask, Sarah E | Collins, Melissa A.

Series: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 48 (2) 2010: 126-134.Publisher: 2010Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume Subject(s): INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY

| STIGMA

| PREVALENCE

| YOUTH

| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Summary: Explored the prevalence of the term "retard" in everyday speech among American youth. A total of 1,169 youth between the ages of 8 and 18 years old participated in the present study. Results showed high prevalence of the r-word, as 92% of youth had heard someone use the word as a slang invective. Results also indicated that youth responded differently depending on who the word was directed toward (i.e., person with or without an intellectual disability), who said the word (i.e., friend vs. nonfriend), and who heard the word (i.e., females vs. males; younger vs. older youth). Implications for eliminating the r-word from everyday use are discussed.

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Explored the prevalence of the term "retard" in everyday speech among American youth. A total of 1,169 youth between the ages of 8 and 18 years old participated in the present study. Results showed high prevalence of the r-word, as 92% of youth had heard someone use the word as a slang invective. Results also indicated that youth responded differently depending on who the word was directed toward (i.e., person with or without an intellectual disability), who said the word (i.e., friend vs. nonfriend), and who heard the word (i.e., females vs. males; younger vs. older youth). Implications for eliminating the r-word from everyday use are discussed.

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