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Many handicapped children are now being treated and educated in the mainstream of society. Therefore it is important for professionals to be knowledgeable about the attitudes of societal members toward these students. This text is a thorough and invaluable sourcebook on how attitudes are formed, measured, and changed. An extensive discussion about professional, peer, parental and sibling attitudes toward a class or family member, and reviewing methodologies for change are provided.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• 1 The Concept of Attitude: Definition and Theory(p. 1)
• 2 The Importance of Professional and Peer Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students(p. 15)
• 3 How Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students are Measured(p. 26)
• 4 Attitudes of Professionals and Peers Toward Handicapped Students(p. 63)
• 5 Factors Affecting the Development and Maintenance of Attitudes(p. 109)
• 6 Modifying Professional and Peer Attitudes Toward Handicapped Students(p. 156)
• 7 Attitudes of Parents and Siblings Toward a Handicapped Family Member(p. 194)
• 8 Suggestions for Future Research(p. 234)
• Author Index(p. 245)
• Subject Index(p. 260)

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Horne's book is a worthy addition to any professional library. Designed as a professional reference for psychologists, teachers, and social workers, it will perhaps find most use in training programs for school psychologists and teachers of special education at graduate and upper-division undergraduate levels. The book is well written with sound organization and an easy reading style. The extensive references at the end of each chapter are especially noteworthy. Moreover, the author's approach is comprehensive and thorough. Horne begins by defining attitudes and identifying instruments used to measure attitudes toward the handicapped and then moves on to summarize research findings on current attitudes of parents, siblings, peers, and professionals toward the handicapped. She concludes by suggesting possible interventions to modify negative attitudes. Although the author discusses ``hot topics'' such as mainstreaming, the discussion is integrated into her overall approach.-R.R. Culross, University of Houston-Clear Lake