Minority Opinions: Antecedents and Benefits of Expression

Social and Personality Psychology Compass

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 392-401

  Rios, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 84860464736     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17519004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-9004.2012.00431.x     Document Type: Review

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