Open AccessFrom Summer Camps to Glass Ceilings: The Power of Experiments
Author(s) -
Michael J. Lovaglia
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
contexts
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1537-6052
pISSN - 1536-5042
DOI - 10.1525/ctx.2003.2.4.42
Subject(s) - inequality , coping (psychology) , sociology , social inequality , power (physics) , social psychology , psychology , mathematics , mathematical analysis , physics , quantum mechanics , psychiatry
Social science experiments on a few individuals from similar backgrounds can give rise to strategies for coping with social problems, ranging from intergroup conflict to women's inequality in the workplace. How does research on such narrow groups contribute to broad social understanding and insight?
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