Of “takers” and “makers”: A social psychological analysis of class and classism

The Oxford Handbook of Social Psychology and Social Justice

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 223-243

  Bullock, Heather E ^a   Reppond, Harmony A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classism; Discrimination; Economic inequality; Poverty; Social class; Welfare policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058174141     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199938735.001.0001     Document Type: Chapter

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