Socio-structural characteristics of intergroup relations and identity management strategies: Results from a field study in East Germany

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 259-285

  Mummendey, Amélie ^a   Klink, Andreas ^b   Mielke, Rosemarie ^b   Wenzel, Michael ^b   Blanz, Mathias ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033084423     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199903/05)29:2/3<259::aid-ejsp927>3.0.co;2-f     Document Type: Article

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