Expectancy Theory in the Study of Poverty.

Gurin, Gerald; Gurin, Patricia

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ERIC Number: EJ028267

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Publication Date: 1970

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Expectancy Theory in the Study of Poverty

Gurin, Gerald; Gurin, Patricia

Journal of Social Issues, 26, 2, 83-104, Spr '70

Experimental literature on expectancy change and performance effects of expectancy is examined and interpreted as challenging the deep pthology" concepts of the poor, and thus in turn questioning the basis of intervention programs based on these concepts. (JM)

Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavior Patterns, Intervention, Poverty, Predictive Validity, Program Development, Psychological Characteristics, Psychological Studies, Social Exchange Theory

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