Social stigma and the potential costs of assumptive help

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-209

  Schneider, Monica E ^a,b   Major, Brenda ^a   Luhtanen, Riia ^a   Crocker, Jennifer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 0030072202     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167296222009     Document Type: Article

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