Mental models of poverty in developing nations: A causal mapping analysis using a Canada-Philippines contrast

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-303

  Hine, Donald W ^a   Montiel, Cristina Jayme ^b   Cooksey, Ray W ^a   Lewko, John H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY   (Philippines)

^c LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Causal mapping; Mental models; Poverty activism; Poverty attributions

Indexed keywords

EID: 18744395552     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022104273652     Document Type: Article

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