Salient egalitarian norms moderate activation of out-group approach and avoidance

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-165

  Wyer, Natalie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Automatic processes; Egalitarian norms; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649328300     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209347326     Document Type: Article

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