Ethnic-related curricula and intergroup attitudes in college: Movement toward and away from the in-group

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1601-1638

  Van Laar, Colette ^a   Sidanius, Jim ^b   Levin, Shana ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 44149110898     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00361.x     Document Type: Article

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