The development of intergroup bias in childhood: How social norms can shape children's racial behaviours

International Journal of Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-39

  Monteiro, Maria Benedicta ^a   De Franca, Dalila Xavier ^b   Rodrigues, Ricardo ^a  

^a INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Child development; Intergroup bias; Normative control; Racial discrimination; Social norms

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PORTUGAL; PREJUDICE; RATIONALIZATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 58049167908     PISSN: 00207594     EISSN: 1464066X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207590802057910     Document Type: Article

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