A social representation is not a quiet thing: Exploring the critical potential of social representations theory

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-86

  Howarth, Caroline ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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ARTICLE; HUMAN; RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL; RESEARCH; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 33645944683     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466605X43777     Document Type: Article

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