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UNDERSTANDING BEHAVIOR IN CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL DEPENDENCY
Author(s) -
Montero Maritza,
Sloan Tod S.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
international journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.75
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1464-066X
pISSN - 0020-7594
DOI - 10.1080/00207598808247788
Subject(s) - dependency (uml) , comprehension , psychology , control (management) , epistemology , social psychology , sociology , management science , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy , programming language , economics
The complex determinants of individual and group behaviour in ‘developing’ societies present social scientists with a most difficult problem. They must simultaneously employ concepts developed for the analysis of individual behavior and for the comprehension of social structures. With the aim of understanding dependency behavior and personal control in Third World societies, this article outlines a synthesis of principles of social learning theory with critical sociological concepts. The practical implications of this theoretical synthesis are briefly discussed.