The Effects of Ingroup and Outgroup Friendships on Ethnic Attitudes in College: A Longitudinal Study

Group Processes & Intergroup Relations

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-92

  Levin, Shana ^a   van Laar, Colette ^b   Sidanius, Jim ^c  

^a CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ingroup bias; intergroup anxiety; intergroup contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 1842447635     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430203006001013     Document Type: Article

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