Influencing the World Versus Adjusting to Constraints: Social Class Moderates Responses to Discrimination

Social Psychological and Personality Science

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-234

  Townsend, Sarah S M ^a   Eliezer, Dina ^b   Major, Brenda ^c   Mendes, Wendy Berry ^d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

neuroendocrinology; prejudice; socioeconomic status; stress reactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893616182     PISSN: 19485506     EISSN: 19485514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1948550613490968     Document Type: Article

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