Effects of information about group members on young children's attitudes towards the in-group and out-group

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 467-482

  Nesdale, Drew ^a   Lawson, Michael J ^b   Durkin, Kevin ^c   Duffy, Amanda ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEER GROUP; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77953437692     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X433321     Document Type: Article

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