Intergroup contact can undermine disadvantaged group members' attributions to discrimination

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 714-720

  Saguy, Tamar ^a   Chernyak Hai, Lily ^b  

^a INTERDISCIPLINARY CENTER   (Israel)

^b NETANYA ACADEMIC COLLEGE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attributions to discrimination; Intergroup contact; Legitimizing views

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858069811     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.01.003     Document Type: Article

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