Relevance of social categories, depersonalization and group processes: Two field tests of self-categorization theory

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 73-90

  Voci, Alberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 32244440506     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.259     Document Type: Article

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