Intergroup anxiety in interracial interaction: The role of prejudice and metastereotypes

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 334-351

  Finchilescu, Gillian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; RACE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STUDENT;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954206423     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01648.x     Document Type: Article

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