Changing attitudes through intergroup contact: The effects of group membership salience

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 741-764

  Brown, Rupert ^a   Vivian, James ^b   Hewstone, Miles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Kent ^*

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EID: 0033169299     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-0992(199908/09)29:5/6<741::aid-ejsp972>3.0.co;2-8     Document Type: Article

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