Contact and anxiety as predictors of bias toward the homeless

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3009-3035

  Aberson, Christopher L ^a   McVean, Aaron D W ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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EID: 56649098885     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2008.00423.x     Document Type: Article

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