Authoritarianism, Social Dominance, and Other Roots of Generalized Prejudice

Political Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 453-477

  McFarland, Sam ^a  

^a WESTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Empathy; Moral reasoning; Prejudice; Social dominance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953970249     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00765.x     Document Type: Article

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