Structural modeling of generalized prejudice: The role of social dominance, authoritarianism, and empathy

Journal of Individual Differences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 10-17

  Bäckström, Martin ^a   Björklund, Fredrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Empathy; Prejudice; Social dominance orientation

Indexed keywords

EID: 40549086756     PISSN: 16140001     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1614-0001.28.1.10     Document Type: Article

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