The role of social identity complexity in inter-group attitudes among young adolescents

Social Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 623-640

  Knifsend, Casey A ^a   Juvonen, Jaana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversity; Group membership; Inter group attitudes; Social identity complexity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880327418     PISSN: 0961205X     EISSN: 14679507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9507.2012.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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