Intergroup biases as a function of reflected status appraisals and support for legitimizing ideologies: Evidence from the USA and Israel

Social Justice Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-73

  Federico, Christopher M ^a   Levin, Shana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ideology; Ingroup bias; Legitimacy; Status

Indexed keywords

EID: 3843151490     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SORE.0000018092.85878.f6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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