Reactions to internal and external criticism of outgroups: Social convention in the intergroup sensitivity effect

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 563-575

  Sutton, Robbie M ^a,b   Elder, Tracey J ^a   Douglas, Karen M ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Criticism; Intergroup sensitivity effect; Norms; Prejudice; Social identity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 33645792573     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205282992     Document Type: Article

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