Intergroup structure and identity management among ethnie minority and majority groups: The interactive effects of perceived stability, legitimacy, and permeability

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 106-127

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a   Reijerse, Arjan ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 39749178344     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.395     Document Type: Article

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