Majority members' acculturation goals as predictors and effects of attitudes and behaviours towards migrants

British Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-506

  Geschke, Daniel ^a   Mummendey, Amélie ^a   Kessler, Thomas ^b   Funke, Friedrich ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFUGEE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ACCULTURATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; GERMANY; GOALS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; REFUGEES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL CONFORMITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957763451     PISSN: 01446665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/014466609X470544     Document Type: Article

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