TY - JOUR
AU - Witty, Paul A.
AB - Reviews the book "Adjustment to Physical Handicap and Illness: A Survey of the Social Psychology of Physique and Disability" by Roger G. Barker, Beatrice A. Wright, and Mollie R. Gonick. This text examines the social and psychological significance of disability. The findings of the authors are reported in six chapters and topics include: Somatopsychological aspects of normal variations in physique, significance in crippling, psychology of tubercular, significance of impaired hearing, social psychology of acute illness, and employment of the disabled. Research summaries of significant studies given include an expression of the problem and subject, methods used, conclusions found. The reviewer notes that this monograph is extremely well done and serves a very useful purpose.
TI - Review of 'Adjustment to Physical Handicap and Illness: A Survey of the Social Psychology of Physique and Disability'
JF - Journal of Educational Psychology
DO - 10.1037/h0050091
DA - 1948-12-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-psychological-association/review-of-adjustment-to-physical-handicap-and-illness-a-survey-of-the-EwIzOkqq9d
SP - 502
EP - 504
VL - 39
IS - 8
DP - DeepDyve
ER -