Social class rank, essentialism, and punitive judgment

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 247-261

  Kraus, Michael W ^a   Keltner, Dacher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Essentialism; Just world beliefs; Restorative justice; Social class; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUNISHMENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84882247094     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032895     Document Type: Article

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