A New Look at Urban Alienation: The Effect of Neighborhood Disorder on Perceived Powerlessness

Social Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-246

  Geis, Karlyn J ^a   Ross, Catherine E ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032338882     PISSN: 01902725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2787110     Document Type: Article

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