Some dubious premises in research and theory on racial differences: Scientific, social, and ethical issues

American Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 1990, Pages 1297-1303

  Zuckerman, Marvin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EGO DEVELOPMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPATHY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRIMINAL PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMAN; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0025582783     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.45.12.1297     Document Type: Article

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