Dimensions of Social Dominance Orientation: The Roles of Legitimizing Myths and National Identification

European Journal of Personality

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 538-549

  Hindriks, Paul ^a   Verkuyten, Maykel ^a   Coenders, Marcel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assimilation; Citizenship; Ethnic prejudice; Multiculturalism; Social dominance orientation; Social identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 84914095496     PISSN: 08902070     EISSN: 10990984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/per.1955     Document Type: Article

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