Social dominance threat: Examining social dominance theory's explanation of prejudice as legitimizing myths

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 287-293

  Quist, Ryan M ^a   Resendez, Miriam G ^b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0036439528     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324834BASP2404_4     Document Type: Article

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