Adolescent racial prejudice development: The role of friendship quality and interracial contact

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 524-534

  White, Fiona A ^a   Wootton, Bethany ^a   Man, Joyce ^a   Diaz, Hernan ^a   Rasiah, Jana ^a   Swift, Emily ^a   Wilkinson, Amanda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent prejudice development; Cooperative contact; Friendship quality; Peer relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349843466     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2009.06.008     Document Type: Article

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