Stereotypes in the making: Prejudice and cultural generalizations in Hong Kong students' discourse

Journal of Asian Pacific Communication

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 133-158

  Ladegaard, Hans J ^a  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian discourses; Discourse analysis; Group dynamics; Intergroup differentiation; Rhetoric; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952976036     PISSN: 09576851     EISSN: 15699838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1075/japc.21.1.10lad     Document Type: Article

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