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Shayegh, J., Drury, J., & Stevenson, C. (2017). Listen to the band! How sound can realize group identity and enact intergroup domination. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56(1), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12175

Shayegh, John ; Drury, John ; Stevenson, Clifford . / Listen to the band! How sound can realize group identity and enact intergroup domination. In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 2017 ; Vol. 56, No. 1. pp. 181-196.

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Shayegh, J, Drury, J & Stevenson, C 2017, 'Listen to the band! How sound can realize group identity and enact intergroup domination', British Journal of Social Psychology, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12175

Listen to the band! How sound can realize group identity and enact intergroup domination. / Shayegh, John; Drury, John; Stevenson, Clifford .
In: British Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 56, No. 1, 03.2017, p. 181-196.

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Shayegh J, Drury J, Stevenson C. Listen to the band! How sound can realize group identity and enact intergroup domination. British Journal of Social Psychology. 2017 Mar;56(1):181-196. Epub 2016 Nov 18. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12175