Interracial roommate relationships: An experimental field test of the contact hypothesis: Research article

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 717-723

  Shook, Natalie J ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47649094841     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02147.x     Document Type: Article

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