Psychological theories of poverty

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 57-72

  Turner, Kelly ^a   Lehning, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Poverty; Psychological theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649112029     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v16n01_05     Document Type: Review

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