Positive Psychology: History in the Remaking?

Theory & Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 591-604

  Becker, Dana ^a   Marecek, Jeanne ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL RESEARCH ^*  (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

individualism; positive psychology; self actualization; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 51749106371     PISSN: 09593543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959354308093397     Document Type: Article

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