Humanizing the homeless: Does contact erode stereotypes?

Social Science Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-534

  Knecht, Tom ^a   Martinez, Lisa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Homelessness; Poverty; Public policy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC OPINION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ATTITUDE; DATA COLLECTION; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 70149111945     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2009.01.009     Document Type: Article

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