Towards a comprehensive framework for understanding the social environment: In search of theory for practice

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 25-59

  Mulroy, Elizabeth A ^a   Austin, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b University of California at Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Community theory; Group dynamics; Social environment theory; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248604457     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v10n03_02     Document Type: Article

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