Does a common ingroup identity reduce intergroup threat?

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-423

  Riek, Blake M ^a   Mania, Eric W ^b   Gaertner, Samuel L ^c   McDonald, Stacy A ^d   Lamoreaux, Marika J ^e  

^a CALVIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Quinsigamond Community College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d HOLY FAMILY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

common ingroup identity; intergroup; intergroup threat; prejudice reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049346517     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430209346701     Document Type: Article

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