The role of immigrant acculturation preferences and generational status in determining majority intergroup attitudes

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 776-785

  Matera, Camilla ^a   Stefanile, Cristina ^a   Brown, Rupert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acculturation; Generational status; Metastereotypes; Multiculturalism; Perceived threat

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955142002     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.03.007     Document Type: Article

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