Intergroup Perception in the Social Context: The Effects of Social Status and Group Membership on Perceived Out-group Homogeneity and Ethnocentrism

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 15-31

  Brauer, Markus ^a,b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

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EID: 0035585674     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jesp.2000.1432     Document Type: Article

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