The impact of counterstereotypic training and related correction processes on the application of stereotypes

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 139-156

  Kawakami, Kerry ^a   Dovidio, John F ^b   van Kamp, Simone ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Correction processes; Discrimination; Gender bias; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247232506     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207074725     Document Type: Article

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