Does materialism predict racism? Materialism as a distinctive social attitude and a predictor of prejudice

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-168

  Roets, Arne ^a,b   Van Hiel, Alain ^a   Cornelis, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Department of Developmental Personality and Social Psychology ^*  (Belgium)

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EID: 33947575321     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.573     Document Type: Article

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