Messages about the uniqueness and similarities of people: Impact on U.S. Black and Latino youth

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 714-733

  Levy, Sheri R ^a   West, Tara L ^a   Bigler, Rebecca S ^b   Karafantis, Dina M ^c   Ramirez, Luisa ^a   Velilla, Elizabeth ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Borough of Manhattan Community College   (United States)

^d Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Black and Latino attitudes; Dual identity; Individual differences; Intervention; Prejudice; Racial attitudes; Similarities; Social tolerance

Indexed keywords

EID: 27744469579     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2005.08.004     Document Type: Article

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