The good old days and a better tomorrow: Historical representations and future imaginations of China during the 2008 Olympic Games

Asian Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 118-127

  Cheng, Shirley Y Y ^a   Chao, Melody Manchi ^a   Kwong, Jessica ^b   Peng, Siqing ^c   Chen, Xia ^d   Kashima, Yoshihisa ^e   Chiu, Chi yue ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Peking University   (China)

^d SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^f NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Better tomorrow effect; Globalization; Good old days effect; Ingroup perception; Olympic Games; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954140833     PISSN: 13672223     EISSN: 1467839X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-839X.2010.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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