Direct and indirect intergroup contact effects on prejudice: A normative interpretation

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 411-425

  Pettigrew, Thomas F ^a   Christ, Oliver ^b   Wagner, Ulrich ^b   Stellmacher, Jost ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Direct contact; Indirect contact; Prejudice; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247873096     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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