Warmth-Competence Tradeoffs in Impression Management across Race and Social-Class Divides

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 175-191

  Swencionis, Jillian K ^a   Dupree, Cydney H ^a   Fiske, Susan T ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; PERCEPTION; RACIAL IDENTITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WAGE GAP; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85015410571     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josi.12210     Document Type: Article

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