Expert knowledge, cognitive polyphasia and health: A study on social representations of homelessness among professionals working in the voluntary sector in London

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 779-790

  Renedo, Alicia ^a   Jovchelovitch, Sandra ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive polyphasia; Expert knowledge; Homelessness; Identity; Social representations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL EXPERT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSENSUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANISM; HUMANS; INTENTION; LONDON; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIVATE SECTOR; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORK; STEREOTYPING; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34548363921     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307080611     Document Type: Article

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