The effects of social category norms and stereotypes on explanations for intergroup differences

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 723-735

  Hegarty, Peter ^a   Pratto, Felicia ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 85047684855     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.80.5.723     Document Type: Article

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