Understanding anti-Arab reactions post-9/11: The role of threats, social categories, and personal ideologies

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1775-1799

  Oswald, Debra L ^a,b  

^a MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marquette University   (United States)

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EID: 30744451164     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02195.x     Document Type: Article

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