Appealing to common humanity increases forgiveness but reduces collective action among victims of historical atrocities

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 569-573

  Greenaway, Katharine H ^a   Quinn, Emerald A ^a   Louis, Winnifred R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 79960730863     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.802     Document Type: Article

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