Prejudice and social contact in South Africa: A study of integrated schools ten years after apartheid

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 473-493

  Holtman, Zelda ^a   Louw, Johann ^b   Tredoux, Colin ^b   Carney, Tara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Attitudes as predictors; Desegregated schools; Intergroup contact; Prejudice; Racial identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 30344478598     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/008124630503500306     Document Type: Article

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