Prejudice Against Muslim Australians: The Role of Values, Gender and Consensus

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 239-255

  Pedersen, Anne ^a   Hartley, Lisa Kathryn ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anti prejudice strategy; Islam; Muslim; Prejudice; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858284430     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.1110     Document Type: Article

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