Who wants to get to the top? Class and lay theories about power

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 505-529

  Belmi, Peter ^a   Laurin, Kristin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inequality; Power; Social class

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL HIERARCHY;

ADULT; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; POLITICS; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84988857155     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/pspi0000060     Document Type: Article

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