Media representations of majority and minority groups

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 561-572

  Atuel, Hazel ^a   Seyranian, Viviane ^a   Crano, William D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34249660694     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.377     Document Type: Article

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