Generational differences in vulnerability to identity denial: The role of group identification

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 600-617

  Wang, Jennifer ^a   Minervino, Camden ^b   Cheryan, Sapna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

emotion; generational status; identification; identity denial; racial discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883042413     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: 14617188     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430212461963     Document Type: Article

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