Ethnocentrism and the Value of a Human Life

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1411-1428

  Pratto, Felicia ^a   Glasford, Demis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b John Jay College

Author keywords

ethnocentrism; intergroup competition; prospect theory; valuation of life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; VALUE OF LIFE;

EID: 57949091929     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012636     Document Type: Article

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