Social Neuroscience and Public Policy on Intergroup Relations: A Hegelian Analysis

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 585-601

  Kang, Sonia K ^a   Inzlicht, Michael ^a   Derks, Belle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 77956291887     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01664.x     Document Type: Article

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