The Extended Contact Effect: Knowledge of Cross-Group Friendships and Prejudice

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-90

  Wright, Stephen C ^a   Aron, Arthur ^b   McLaughlin Volpe, Tracy ^b   Ropp, Stacy A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0031512425     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.73.1.73     Document Type: Article

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