When in Rome.. Identification and acculturation strategies among minority members moderate the dehumanisation of the majority outgroup

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 327-336

  Miranda, Mariana ^a   Gouveia Pereira, Maria ^a   Vaes, Jeroen ^b  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84902079815     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: 10990992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2025     Document Type: Article

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