A comparison of black and white prejudice

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 129-157

  Hraba, Joseph ^a   Brinkman, Richard ^a   HraGray Rayba, Phyllis ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030530788     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: 15210707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732173.1996.9982125     Document Type: Article

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