Children's social groups and intergroup prejudice: Assessing the influence and inhibition of social group norms

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 895-909

  Nesdale, Drew ^a   Dalton, Davina ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 80054084292     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835X.2010.02017.x     Document Type: Article

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