Stories that move them: Changing children's behaviour toward diverse peers

Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 381-387

  McKeown, Shelley ^a   Williams, Amanda ^a   Pauker, Kristin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

children; diversity; intergroup behaviour; intergroup contact

Indexed keywords

EID: 85019205023     PISSN: 10529284     EISSN: 10991298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/casp.2316     Document Type: Article

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