Social Stress in The United States: Links to Regional Patterns in Crime and Illness
(Hardback)
Publishing Details
Social Stress in The United States: Links to Regional Patterns in Crime and Illness
By (Author) Arnold Linsky
By (author) Murray A. Straus
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Praeger Publishers Inc
30th October 1986
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Social, group or collective psychology
302
Physical Properties
Hardback
186
Description
In this pioneering study, sociologists develop a State Stress Index that provides a quantitative measure of stress for each state and region in the United States.
Reviews
Theoretically informed and methodologically sophisticated, this research report on the relationship between the occurrence of stress and the incidence of crime, illness, and maladaptive behavior is a very valuable contribution to the understanding of this important problem. . . . In addition to its theoretical contributions, it has considerable practical applicability. Highly recommended. . . .-Choice
"Theoretically informed and methodologically sophisticated, this research report on the relationship between the occurrence of stress and the incidence of crime, illness, and maladaptive behavior is a very valuable contribution to the understanding of this important problem. . . . In addition to its theoretical contributions, it has considerable practical applicability. Highly recommended. . . ."-Choice
Author Bio
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