Perceivers' responses to in-group and out-group members who blame a negative outcome on discrimination

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 769-780

  Garcia, Donna M ^a   Reser, April Horstman ^a   Amo, Rachel B ^a   Redersdorff, Sandrine ^b   Branscombe, Nyla R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Attribution; Black sheep effect; Complaining; Discrimination; Social costs; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 18844403387     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167204271584     Document Type: Article

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