Authoritarianism, social dominance, and prejudice among junior police officers: The role of the normative context

Social Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 61-66

  Gatto, Juliette ^a   Dambrun, Michaël ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

Authoritarianism; Group socialization; Prejudice; Social dominance; Social projection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860157678     PISSN: 18649335     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000081     Document Type: Article

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