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PERCEPTION OF ADULTHOOD BY ADOLESCENTS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION IN CHILDREN´S HOMES

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2013

Abstract

This contribution aims to analyze perception of the concept of adulthood by adolescents with mental retardation growing up in an environment of children's homes. These people define adulthood in a different manner.

This contribution is a part of more comprehensive study aimed not only at perception of adulthood, which analyzes answers of 9 respondents from children's homes in the context of duration of their stay in the institute and respondent´s age. Answers were recorded during group interviews.