Culture and Stereotype Communication: Are People From Eastern Cultures More Stereotypical in Communication?

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 446-463

  Yeung, Victoria Wai Lan ^a   Kashima, Yoshihisa ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cross cultural differences; cultural dynamics; cultural strategy; stereotype communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858198918     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022110395138     Document Type: Article

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