Attributional beliefs about the controllability of stigmatized traits: Antecedents or justifications of prejudice?

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1023-1044

  Hegarty, Peter ^a   Golden, Anne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 41049102233     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00337.x     Document Type: Article

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