The effects of social injustice and inequality on children's moral judgments and behavior: Towards a theoretical model

Cognitive Development

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-400

  Arsenio, William F ^a   Gold, Jason ^a  

^a YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Emotions; Moral development; Social injustice

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749259616     PISSN: 08852014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cogdev.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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