Cultural evolution: Interpersonal influence, issue importance, and the development of shared attitudes in college residence Halls

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1327-1339

  Cullum, Jerry ^a   Harton, Helen C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitude change dynamics; Culture dynamics; Longitudinal research; Social influence; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL EVOLUTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 34548280764     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167207303949     Document Type: Article

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