Sociopolitical diversity in psychology: The case for pluralism

American Psychologist

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 205-215

  Redding, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOLOGY;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; HUMANS; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 85047684525     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.56.3.205     Document Type: Article

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