Nationality versus humanity? Personality, identity, and norms in relation to attitudes toward asylum seekers

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 796-817

  Nickerson, Angela M ^a   Louis, Winnifred R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 39749163042     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2007.00327.x     Document Type: Article

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