Rich man, poor man: Developmental differences in attributions and perceptions

Journal of Experimental Child Psychology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 415-429

  Sigelman, Carol K ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attributions; Development; Income inequality; Poverty; Stigma; Wealth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL STIGMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84866182227     PISSN: 00220965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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