Extending the concept of stereotype threat to social class: The intellectual underperformance of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 588-594

  Croizet, Jean Claude ^a   Claire, Theresa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032219993     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167298246003     Document Type: Article

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