Ethnocultural identification and naturally occurring interethnic social interactions: Muslim minorities in Europe

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1010-1028

  Schaafsma, Juliette ^a   Nezlek, John B ^b   Krejtz, Izabela ^c   Safron, Magdalena ^d  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

^d SWPS UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES   (Poland)

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EID: 78149313151     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.699     Document Type: Article

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