The stigma of homelessness: The impact of the label "homeless" on attitudes toward poor persons

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 323-337

  Phelan, Jo ^a   Link, Bruce G ^b   Moore, Robert E ^b   Stueve, Ann ^b  

^a Division of Sociomedical Sciences ^*  (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031315835     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2787093     Document Type: Article

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