Conservative Ideology, Economic Conservatism, and Causal Attributions for Poverty and Wealth

Current Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 222-234

  Bobbio, Andrea ^a   Canova, Luigina ^a   Manganelli, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Causal attribution; Economic conservatism; Poverty; Wealth

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956618182     PISSN: 10461310     EISSN: 19364733     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12144-010-9086-6     Document Type: Article

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