Reclaiming SPSSI's Sociological Past: Marie Jahoda and the Immersion Tradition in Social Psychology

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 42-58

  Rutherford, Alexandra ^a   Unger, Rhoda ^b   Cherry, Frances ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 79952660873     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01682.x     Document Type: Article

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