Minority influence theory

Handbook of Theories of Social Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 362-378

  Nemeth, Charlan Jeane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4135/9781446249222.n44     Document Type: Chapter

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