Cultural identity treat: The role of cultural identifications in moderating closure responses to foreign cultural inflow

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 760-773

  Morris, Michael W ^a   Mok, Aurelia ^b   Mor, Shira ^a  

^a Business School and the Psychology Department ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL HERITAGE; CULTURAL IDENTITY; CULTURAL LANDSCAPE; ETHNIC MINORITY; GLOBALIZATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 83455228442     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2011.01726.x     Document Type: Article

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