Friendship Development and Intergroup Attitudes: The Role of Interpersonal and Intergroup Friendship Processes

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 489-510

  Davies, Kristin ^a   Aron, Arthur ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84986005717     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12178     Document Type: Article

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