Forgiveness and collective guilt assignment to historical perpetrator groups depend on level of social category inclusiveness

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 288-303

  Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Branscombe, Nyla R ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; COOPERATION; CRIME; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUILT; HUMAN; JEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; GUILT; HOLOCAUST; HUMANS; JEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 13444279085     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.88.2.288     Document Type: Review

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