Changing attitudes toward prison reform: Effects of similarity to prisoners on attraction and rejection

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 248-258

  Silvia, Paul J ^a   Graham, Joshua S ^a   Hawley, Chasidy N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 14844283880     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02120.x     Document Type: Article

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