Economic insecurity, blame, and punitive attitudes

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 392-412

  Hogan, Michael J ^a   Chiricos, Ted ^b   Gertz, Marc ^b  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic insecurity; Punitive attitudes; Social threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844611293     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820500219144     Document Type: Article

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