How minorities prevail: The context/comparison-leniency contract model

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 335-363

  Crano, William D ^a   Seyranian, Viviane ^a,b  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WOODBURY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNIC CONFLICT; MINORITY GROUP; MODEL;

EID: 65349172576     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2009.01603.x     Document Type: Review

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