Similarity as a source of differentiation: The role of group identification

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 621-640

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0035498093     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.72     Document Type: Article

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