The Politics of a Token Economy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13656641 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christina Richards (0000-0002-6682-7671, University of Missouri, corresponding author), C Steven Richards (University of Missouri at Columbia) |
| Year | 1975 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 615-621 |
| Publication date | 1975-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2466/pr0.1975.36.2.615 |
| PMID | 1170582 |
| OpenAlex | W2009579366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 25 |
Success of a token economy program on a psychiatric ward depends more on interpersonal and institutional politics than on the esoteric fine points of therapy technique, theory, and intention. The more a token economy (or any other behavior modification program) is used as a vehicle for changing the institutional structure of mental hospitals, the more the political issue predominates. Before behavior therapists can determine the practicality of token economy programs, they must attend to the politics of institutional change
Business · Computer security · Interpersonal communication · Political science · Politics · Reinforcement · Security token · Token economy · Behavioral and Psychological Studies · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Computer Science · Law · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,04 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 1987 (11) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |