When the direct route is blocked: The extended contact pathway to improving intergroup relations

International Journal of Intercultural Relations

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 637-646

  Eller, Anja ^a   Abrams, Dominic ^b   Gomez, Angel ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Extended contact; Intercultural understanding; Intergroup contact; Intergroup knowledge; Longitudinal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865115232     PISSN: 01471767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2012.03.005     Document Type: Article

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