Children rectify inequalities for disadvantaged groups

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1318-1329

  Elenbaas, Laura ^a   Killen, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Equality rights; Racial attitudes; Resource allocation; Social inequality; Social status

Indexed keywords

ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MORALS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84979896187     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/dev0000154     Document Type: Article

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