Looking to the Future: A Psychologist's Comments on Richard Abel's "Contested Communities"

Looking to the Future: A Psychologist's Comments on Richard Abel's "Contested Communities"

Abel's essay shows how certain core areas of social psychology may have a fundamental influence on the approach to the development of a research programme required to address sociolegal issues emanating from the rise and fall of communities. Suggests that attribution theory and social identity...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of law and society 1995-03, Vol.22 (1), p.133-139
1. Verfasser: Stephenson, Geoffrey M.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Challenges
Communities
Community Change
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice
Immigrants
Industrial nations
International migration
Juries
Law
Legal evidence
Local communities
Misfortune
Police
Psychological research
Psychologists
Psychology
Richard Abel
Role
Social Psychology
Sociology of Law
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Zusammenfassung:Abel's essay shows how certain core areas of social psychology may have a fundamental influence on the approach to the development of a research programme required to address sociolegal issues emanating from the rise and fall of communities. Suggests that attribution theory and social identity theory are especially relevant.
ISSN:0263-323X
1467-6478
DOI:10.2307/1410710