A psychological model of social control and stigmatization: Evolutionary background and practical implications

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 296-306

  Dijker, Anton J M ^a   Koomen, Willem ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evolution; Motivational mechanisms; Psychology; Social control; Stigmatization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY; STIGMA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONTROL, FORMAL;

EID: 33745712418     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600595137     Document Type: Article

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