The influence of social science theories on the conceptualization of poverty in social welfare

Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 989-1010

  Vu, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Interdisciplinary perspective; Poverty theories; Social sciences; Social welfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649829410     PISSN: 10911359     EISSN: 15403556     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15433714.2010.494983     Document Type: Article

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