A license to speak up: Outgroup minorities and opinion expression

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 756-766

  Morrison, Kimberly Rios ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Minorities; Opinion expression; Psychological standing; Social identity; Vested interest

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955145343     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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