Length of group membership, assumed similarity, and opinion certainty: The dividend for veteran members

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 539-555

  Holtz, Rolf ^a  

^a LAMAR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0039466831     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1997.tb00646.x     Document Type: Article

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