Dealing with Wicked Problems: Conducting a Causal Layered Analysis of Complex Social Psychological Issues

American Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 13-24

  Bishop, Brian J ^a   Dzidic, Peta L ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Causal layered analysis; Complexity; Contextualism; Methodology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84893966283     PISSN: 00910562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10464-013-9611-5     Document Type: Article

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