Social Distance of University Students towards Individuals with Special Needs

Fırat, Tahsin; Koyuncu, İlhan

doi:10.1080/1034912x.2021.1935499

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“…When it comes to social distance, one of the most often applied measurement scales in the social sciences has been developed by Bogardus (1925Bogardus ( , 1933. The Bogardus scale was widely applied in existing studies to determine social distance because of its high reliability and validity (e.g., Firat & Koyuncu, 2021;Huskin et al, 2018). Thus, social distances of tourists and residents were measured by the Bogardus social distance scale in this study.…”

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Tourist-resident interaction affects mutual understanding but defined by social distance

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Spierings

Hooimeijer

2022

Journal of China Tourism Research

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This paper examines the interrelationships of social distance, tourist-resident interaction and mutual understanding between mainland Chinese tourists and residents in an urban destination of Hong Kong. Social distance affects tourist-resident interaction that predicts their mutual understanding for both tourists and residents are tested. A total of 416 tourist questionnaires and 315 resident questionnaires were obtained. The results show that quality of interaction is a major factor in predicting mutual understanding but negatively affected by social distance for both tourists and residents. From tourist perspective, only quality of interaction predicts the understanding but negatively affected by their social distances. From resident perspective, both quality of interaction and focused interaction positively affect the understanding but defined by their social distances. Co-presence does not affect residents' understanding but is positively related to their social distance. Overall, touristresident interaction may contribute to mutual understanding, but only when the social distance is small to start with. The research findings have significant implications for sustainable development of tourism destinations.

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Section: Survey Instrumentmentioning

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Tourist-resident interaction affects mutual understanding but defined by social distance

Xing

Spierings

Hooimeijer

2022

Journal of China Tourism Research

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“…Age (Morin et al, 2013; Scior, 2011), gender (Girli et al, 2016; Hunt & Hunt, 2000; Kowalska & Winnicka, 2013), level of knowledge about (Firat & Koyuncu, 2021; Logan & Bogart, 2020; Wozencroft et al, 2015) and contact with individuals with special needs are also significant for social acceptance (Barr & Bracchitta, 2015; Kalyva & Agaliotis, 2009; Keith et al, 2015; Kim et al, 2005; Kropp & Wolfe, 2018; MacMillan et al, 2014; Ouellette-Kuntz et al, 2010; Seewooruttun & Scior, 2014). Ouellette-Kuntz et al (2010) found that older and less educated individuals expressed greater social distance toward individuals with intellectual disabilities.…”

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“…Does social acceptance toward individuals with special needs develop in this direction? As a matter of fact, a number of studies measured the levels of social acceptance among typically developing students toward students with special needs in different educational stages from kindergarten to university in different societies (Bakker & Bosnian, 2003; Bossaert et al, 2015; Favazza & Odom, 1997; Firat & Koyuncu, 2019, 2021; Huskin et al, 2018). It is possible to observe that social distance toward individuals with special needs continues in adulthood as well (Morin et al, 2013; Ouellette-Kuntz et al, 2010).…”

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“…They highlighted that negative effects are observed more in Arab countries like Kuwait. In some studies, the type of disability also came to the fore with regard to social acceptance (Firat & Koyuncu, 2021; Gordon et al, 2004; Hampton & Xiao, 2007; Huskin et al, 2018; Westbrook et al, 1993). In a study on various communities, Westbrook et al (1993) found that all communities had similar characteristics regarding the acceptance of individuals with disabilities.…”

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“…In recent years, the number of courses related to special education and inclusion in teacher training has significantly increased in Turkey. This increase may positively affect the attitudes of teachers and teacher candidates toward individuals with special needs (Firat & Koyuncu, 2021). However, to the best of our knowledge, no research has investigated the attitudes of the rest of the society toward individuals with special needs.…”

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Measuring Social Distance Toward Individuals With Special Needs

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Sage Open

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Discovering social approaches to individuals with special needs and to what extent the society wants to interact with such people is of importance to fathom out not only the social responses to individuals with special needs but also the social reflections toward inclusive policies. This descriptive study accordingly aimed to investigate the level of social distance toward individuals with special needs and the factors affecting social distance. A total of 659 randomly sampled people from the southeastern region of Turkey participated in the study. Of the participants, 395 (60%) are female, and 264 (40%) are male. Their ages ranged from 16 to 64 years with a mean age of 28.4 years. Data were collected through the Bogardus Social Distance Scale developed to measure the level of social distance among people. Research results indicate that gifted individuals were the most accepted by the participants with regard to getting married and being close kin by marriage. The greatest social distance was expressed toward individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. Social distance toward individuals with special needs did not differ significantly according to education level, contact frequency, and gender of the participants.

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