Social class differences produce social group preferences

Developmental Science

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 991-1002

  Horwitz, Suzanne R ^a   Shutts, Kristin ^b   Olson, Kristina R ^a,c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGY, CHILD; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84931838802     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12181     Document Type: Article

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