Changing Attitudes Toward the Homeless: The Effects of Prosocial Communication With the Homeless

Journal of Social Distress and the Homeless

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-110

  Hocking, John E ^a   Lawrence, Samuel G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b Terrell Hall ^*

Author keywords

Attitude changes; Behavioral intentions; Homeless; Homelessness; Prosocial communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034400601     PISSN: 10530789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009466217604     Document Type: Article

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