Sources of distinctiveness: Position, difference and separateness in the identities of Anglican parish priests

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 761-780

  Vignoles, Vivian L ^a   Chryssochoou, Xenia ^b   Breakwell, Glynis M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0036433727     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.119     Document Type: Article

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