Social Representation Theory and Social Constructionism
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: THE JAPANESE JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0387-7973,1348-6276
DOI: 10.2130/jjesp.40.95