The impact of race, racial attitude, and gender on reactions to the criminal trial of O. J. Simpson 1

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1333-1370

  Brigham, John C ^a   Wasserman, Adina W ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031185097     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.1999.tb00143.x     Document Type: Article

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