Stereotypes as Explanations The formation of meaningful beliefs about social groups
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A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 0 521 80047 1 hardback ISBN 0 521 80482 5 paperback Contents List of figures page vii List of contributors viii Preface ix 1 Social, cultural and cognitive factors in stereotype formation 1 8 From personal pictures in the head to collective tools in the world: how shared stereotypes allow groups to represent and change social reality 157
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