Stereotype Threat and the Evaluative Context of Communication

Journal of Language and Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 111-137

  McGlone, Matthew S ^a   Pfiester, R Abigail ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b TechSoup Global   (United States)

Author keywords

gender; intergroup communication; leadership; stereotype threat; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922257405     PISSN: 0261927X     EISSN: 15526526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261927X14562609     Document Type: Article

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