Subjective social status and intergroup attitudes among ethnic majority and minority children in Portugal

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 125-140

  Feddes, Allard R ^a   Monteiro, Maria Benedicta ^b   Justo, Mariline G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE LISBOA ISCTE IUL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Development; Ethnic relations; Intergroup attitudes; Subjective social status

Indexed keywords

AGE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; PORTUGAL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE; CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PORTUGAL; SOCIAL DOMINANCE;

EID: 84899943169     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: 2044835X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12025     Document Type: Article

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