Expecting the Worst: Exploring the Associations Between Poverty and Misbehavior

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-54

  Laura, Smith ^a   Allen, Alizah ^a   Bowen, Rashidah ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychology; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 75949093681     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10875540903489397     Document Type: Article

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