The humanity of what we eat: Conceptions of human uniqueness among vegetarians and omnivores

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-209

  Bilewicz, Michal ^a   Imhoff, Roland ^b   Drogosz, Marek ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

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EID: 79951826315     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.766     Document Type: Article

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