Group domination and inequality in context: Evidence for the unstable meanings of social dominance and authoritarianism

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 704-724

  Lehmiller, Justin J ^a,c   Schmitt, Michael T ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547215785     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.383     Document Type: Article

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