Social Categorization and Stereotyping: A Functional Perspective

European Review of Social Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 105-144

  van Knippenberg, Ad ^a   Dijksterhuis, Ap ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0038797969     PISSN: 10463283     EISSN: 1479277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14792772043000013     Document Type: Article

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