Perceived Group Variability and the Salience of Personal and Social Identity

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 177-221

  Voci, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 0000685809     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792772043000031     Document Type: Article

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