Intergroup contact in context: The mediating role of social norms and group-based perceptions on the contact-prejudice link

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 498-506

  Ata, Abe ^a   Bastian, Brock ^b   Lusher, Dean ^c  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Contact hypothesis; Muslims; Prejudice; Social distance; Threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349792818     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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