Why minority group members resent impostors

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-17

  Warner, Ruth ^a   Hornsey, Matthew J ^b   Jetten, Jolanda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33846392930     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.332     Document Type: Article

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