The impact of crossgroup friendships in South Africa: Affective mediators and multigroup comparisons

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 309-333

  Swart, Hermann ^a   Hewstone, Miles ^b   Christ, Oliver ^c   Voci, Alberto ^d  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL RELATIONS; GROUP BEHAVIOR; MINORITY GROUP; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL STATUS; STUDENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954193647     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01647.x     Document Type: Article

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