Reducing dehumanisation outcomes towards Blacks: The role of multiple categorisation and of human identity

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 875-882

  Albarello, Flavia ^a   Rubini, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 84870253868     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.1902     Document Type: Article

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