Children's subjective identification with social groups: A self-stereotyping approach

Developmental Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-75

  Bennett, Mark ^a   Sani, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMETRY; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 37249004279     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2007.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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