Being there: A brief visit to a neighbourhood induces the social attitudes of that neighbourhood

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Volumn 2014, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Nettle, Daniel ^a   Pepper, Gillian V ^a   Jobling, Ruth ^a   Schroeder, Kari Britt ^a,b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural evolution; Mental health; Neighbourhood effects; Paranoia; Social capital; Social disorder; Trust

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARANOIA; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SAMPLING; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIOLOGY; TRUST;

EID: 84900370148     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21678359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.236     Document Type: Article

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