This paper is concerned with the range, structure and determinants of lay people's implicit theories of delinquency. The different explicit psychological and sociological theories were reviewed as were studies on lay beliefi about crime and delinquency. After pilot interviews in which people were as
Lay Theories Concerning Causes and Treatment of Depression
โ Scribed by Lindsey Kirk; Cindy Brody; Ari Solomon; David A. F. Haaga
- Book ID
- 110431107
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 747 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-6563
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