Intergroup attributions and ethnocentrism in the Indian subcontinent: The ultimate attribution error revisited

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 16-36

  Khan, Sammyh S ^a   Liu, James H ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Collective self esteem; Ethnocentrism; Hindu; India; Intergroup attributions; Muslim; Pakistan; Social dominance orientation; Stereotypes; Ultimate attribution error

Indexed keywords

EID: 57049084482     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022107311843     Document Type: Article

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