The uniquely human content of stereotypes

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-39

  Vaes, Jeroen ^a   Paladino, Maria Paola ^b  

^a Dipartimento di Psicologia Dello Sviluppo e della Socializzazione   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dehumanization; Dimensions of social judgment; Group typology; Infrahumanization; Stereotype content

Indexed keywords

EID: 72549110126     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209347331     Document Type: Article

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