Beyond social and temporal comparisons: The role of temporal inter-group comparisons in the context of dramatic social change in Mongolia

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 150, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 98-115

  De La Sablonnière, Roxane ^a   Tougas, Francine ^b   Perenlei, Onon ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MONGOLIA   (Mongolia)

Author keywords

Collective esteem; Relative deprivation; Social change; Social comparisons; Temporal comparisons; Temporal inter group comparisons

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MONGOLIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MONGOLIA; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL VALUES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77950349025     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540903365331     Document Type: Article

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