How newly acquainted dyads develop shared stereotypic impressions through conversation

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 8, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 259-270

  Ruscher, Janet B ^a   Cralley, Elizabeth L ^a,b   O'Farrell, Kimberly J ^a,c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MINNESOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conversation; Shared impressions; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 28444441993     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430205053942     Document Type: Article

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