Culture and social distance: A case study of methodological cautions

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 101-110

  Weinfurt, Kevin P ^a   Moghaddam, Fathali M ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canadian immigrants; Culture; Social distance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; QUEBEC; SOCIAL DISTANCE;

EID: 0035261482     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540109600526     Document Type: Article

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