Protestant work ethic's relation to intergroup and policy attitudes: A meta-analytic review

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 874-885

  Rosenthal, Lisa ^a   Levy, Sheri R ^a   Moyer, Anne ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 82155166441     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.832     Document Type: Article

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