Prejudice-reduction in culturally mixed classrooms: The development and assessment of a theory-driven intervention among majority and minority youth in Finland

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 325-339

  Liebkind, Karmela ^a   Mähönen, Tuuli Anna ^a   Solares, Emilia ^a   Solheim, Erling ^a   Jasinskaja Lahti, Inga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavioural journalism; Contact hypothesis; Cross group friendships; Extended contact; Majority groups; Minority groups; Prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903727989     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2168     Document Type: Article

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