Badly off or better off than them? The impact of relative deprivation and relative gratification on intergroup discrimination

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 248-264

  Moscatelli, Silvia ^a   Albarello, Flavia ^a   Prati, Francesca ^a   Rubini, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Group based emotions; Intergroup discrimination; Relative deprivation; Relative gratification

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; GROUP PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; REWARD; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905573353     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0036704     Document Type: Article

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