Group size, group status and trait valence as determinants of intergroup bias: Stereotyping in Finland and Sweden

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 637-651

  Liebkind, Karmela ^a   Henning Lindblom, Anna ^a   Solheim, Erling ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 46849104301     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.533     Document Type: Article

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