The role of in-group identification in infra-humanization

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-11

  Demoulin, Stephanie ^a   Cortes, Brezo P ^b   Viki, Tendayi G ^b   Rodriguez, Armando P ^c   Rodriguez, Ramon T ^c   Paladino, Maria Paola ^d   Leyens, Jacques Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essentialism; Identification; Infra humanization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMANISM; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CULTURE; EMOTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STEREOTYPING; STUDENTS;

EID: 58049144236     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590802057654     Document Type: Article

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