Peer group rejection and children's outgroup prejudice

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 134-144

  Nesdale, Drew ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^b   Maass, Anne ^c   Kiesner, Jeff ^c   Griffiths, Judith ^a   Daly, Josh ^a   McKenzie, David ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Intergroup attitudes; Outgroup prejudice; Peer group rejection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77249094973     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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