Can music reduce anti-dark-skin prejudice? A test of a cross-cultural musical education programme

Psychology of Music

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 388-398

  Neto, Félix ^a   Da Conceiçao Pinto, Maria ^a   Mullet, Etienne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Institute of Advanced Studies   (France)

Author keywords

anti dark skin prejudice; attitude change; Cape Verde; musical programme; Portugal

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964803239     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735614568882     Document Type: Article

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