The Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a recently identified fatal illness which has lead to heightened fears and anxiety in the general population. Education is seen as the only means of curtailing the spread of the virus which causes AIDS. Research on children's knowledge of illness and attitudes toward the handicapped suggests that information may not only decrease the likelihood of illness transmission, but may also lead to greater social acceptance of the victims. The purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that increased knowledge would lead to greater acceptance of a hypothetical peer with AIDS. In general, the results supported the above hypothesis in a sample of children in the grade groupings of K/1, 4/5, and 7/8. The implications and limitations of these results are presented as are recommendations for future research. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 51-02, Section: B, page: 0998. / Major Professor: Janet A. Kistner. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1989.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_78191 |
| Contributors | Osborne, Mary Leona., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 121 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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