Telling jokes that disparage social groups: Effects on the joke teller's stereotypes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 1986-2000

  Maio, Gregory R ^a,c   Olson, James M ^b   Bush, Jacqueline E ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031316349     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb01636.x     Document Type: Article

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