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Direct linkZverev, Y. P.; Mipando, M. – Brain and Cognition, 2007
The present study was designed to assess cultural and environmental pressure against left-foot preference in urban and semi-urban Malawi. The findings demonstrated that, when compared to handedness, footedness appeared to be less biased behavioral laterality in culturally restrictive communities. The percentage of responders with negative views on…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Cultural Influences, Social Influences, Environmental Influences
Zverev, Y. P. – Brain and Cognition, 2006
The study assessed views of teachers, pupils and their guardians on left-hand preference. Seventy-five percent of the responders indicated that the left hand should not be preferred for habitual activities and 87.6% of them indicated that left-handers should be forced to change the hand. Gender had significant effect on the view on left hand…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Handedness, Student Attitudes, Parent Attitudes
