The roots of social dominance: Aggression, prosocial behavior, and social interdependence

Journal of Educational Research

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 442-454

  Choi, Jiyoung ^a   Johnson, David W ^b   Johnson, Roger ^b  

^a Hannam University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cooperative experiences; Leadership; Prosocial behaviors; Social dominance; Social interdependence; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255161311     PISSN: 00220671     EISSN: 19400675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220671.2010.514689     Document Type: Article

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