Uncertainty and the Roots of Extremism

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 407-418

  Hogg, Michael A ^a   Kruglanski, Arie ^b   van den Bos, Kees ^c  

^a CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

EID: 84883635002     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12021     Document Type: Article

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