From prejudice to discrimination: The legitimizing role of perceived threat in discrimination against immigrants

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1231-1250

  Pereira, Cícero ^a,b   Vala, Jorge ^a   Costa Lopes, Rui ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS   (Portugal)

^b PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DE GOIÁS   (Brazil)

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EID: 78649690491     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.718     Document Type: Article

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