The Janus face of power in intergroup contexts: A further exploration of the noblesse oblige effect

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 146, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 685-699

  Vanbeselaere, Norbert ^a   Boen, Filip ^a   Van Avermaet, Eddy ^a   Buelens, Herman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Fairness; Group process; In group bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CREATIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CREATIVENESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MACHIAVELLIANISM; MALE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 33845752575     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/SOCP.146.6.685-699     Document Type: Article

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