Do Economic Equality and Generalized Trust Inhibit Academic Dishonesty? Evidence From State-Level Search-Engine Queries

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 339-345

  Neville, Lukas ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gini coefficient; income inequality; morality; schools; social behavior; social structure; socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859829966     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797611435980     Document Type: Article

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