Multiculturalism and group status: The role of ethnic identification, group essentialism and protestant ethic

European Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 647-661

  Verkuyten, Maykel ^a   Brug, Peary ^b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 9544255686     PISSN: 00462772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.222     Document Type: Review

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