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Contact and Boundaries ‘Locating’ the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations. / Dixon, John A.
In: Theory and Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 5, 10.2001, p. 587-608.

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Dixon, JA 2001, 'Contact and Boundaries ‘Locating’ the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations.', Theory and Psychology, vol. 11, no. 5, pp. 587-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354301115001

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Dixon, J. A. (2001). Contact and Boundaries ‘Locating’ the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations. Theory and Psychology, 11(5), 587-608. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959354301115001

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Dixon JA. Contact and Boundaries ‘Locating’ the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations. Theory and Psychology. 2001 Oct;11(5):587-608. doi: 10.1177/0959354301115001

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Dixon, John A. / Contact and Boundaries ‘Locating’ the Social Psychology of Intergroup Relations. In: Theory and Psychology. 2001 ; Vol. 11, No. 5. pp. 587-608.

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