Do strong group identities fuel intolerance? evidence from the South African case

Political Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 665-705

  Gibson, James L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Intergroup Conflict; National Identity; Political Intolerance; Social Identity Theory (SIT); South African Politics; Threat Perceptions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748508451     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2006.00528.x     Document Type: Article

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