Spreading rationalization: Increased support for large-scale and small-scale social systems following system threat

Social Cognition

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 288-302

  Wakslak, Cheryl J ^a   Jost, John T ^b   Bauer, Patrick ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 79959930142     PISSN: 0278016X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1521/soco.2011.29.3.288     Document Type: Article

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