Dual pathways to engage in 'silent marches' against violence: Moral outrage, moral cleansing and modes of identification

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-167

  Lodewijkx, Hein F M ^a   Kersten, Gaby L E ^a   Van Zomeren, Martijn ^b  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY OF THE NETHERLANDS   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Affiliation; Identification; Just world beliefs; Moral responses; Sacred values; Senseless violence

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449113235     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.916     Document Type: Article

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