Distinctiveness threat and prototypicality: Combined effects on intergroup discrimination and collective self-esteem

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 635-657

  Jetten, Jolanda ^a   Spears, Russell ^b   Manstead, Antony S R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031530287     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199711/12)27:6<635::aid-ejsp835>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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