Side Effects of Multiculturalism: The Interaction Effect of a Multicultural Ideology and Authoritarianism on Prejudice and Diversity Beliefs

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 305-320

  Kauff, Mathias ^a   Asbrock, Frank ^a   Thörner, Stefan ^a   Wagner, Ulrich ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

diversity beliefs; intergroup threat; multiculturalism; prejudice; right wing authoritarianism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTHORITY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTHORITARIANISM; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EUROPE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84873718045     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: 15527433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167212473160     Document Type: Article

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