Dimensions of majority and minority groups

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-37

  Seyranian, Viviane ^a   Atuel, Hazel ^a   Crano, William D ^a  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Group dynamics; Indirect influence; Minority groups; Persuasive communication; Social groups; Social influence

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149106470     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430207084843     Document Type: Article

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