An anthropological view of poverty

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 73-86

  Frerer, Kristine ^a   Vu, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropology; Culture and class; Ethnography; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649136190     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J137v16n01_06     Document Type: Review

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