Group Virtue: The Importance of Morality (vs. Competence and Sociability) in the Positive Evaluation of In-Groups

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 234-249

  Wayne Leach, Colin ^a   Ellemers, Naomi ^b   Barreto, Manuela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

competence; group identity; morality; stereotypes; warmth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFFECT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; MORALS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34548836295     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.2.234     Document Type: Article

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