Psychological Factors in Poverty

This volume consists of a selective sample of some of the most important recent theoretical and empirical developments in behavioral science that have implications for poverty. There are 19 original contributions in the book, most written by psychologists but some by scholars from related fields such as genetics and sociology. These essays are organized around the following general topics: Theoretical Vantage Points, Socialization and Learning, Heredity and Environment, Behavioral Concomitants, Intervention Strategies. There is a final summary chapter by Vernon Allen. This book was developed as a project of the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin. Vernon L. Allen is Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin. He received his B.A. degree from the University of Alabama, his M.S. degree from Tufts University, and his Ph.D. degree from the University of California at Berkeley. During 1962-1963, he held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at Stanford University. Professor Allen is coauthor of "Socialization and Psychopathy" and "Psychological Factors in Occupational Mobility". His primary research interests are in social psychology. LCCCN: 70-111978; Standard Book Number: 8410-5003-1