Problems of powerlessness: Psychological explanations of social inequality and civil unrest in post-war America

History of the Human Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 95-116

  Baistow, Karen ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural psychology; Locus of control; Powerlessness; Social disadvantage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040518643     PISSN: 09526951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/095269510001300307     Document Type: Article

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