Is it really racism? The origins of white Americans' opposition to race-targeted policies

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 16-53

  Sears, David O ^a   Van Laar, Colette ^b   Carrillo, Mary ^b   Kosterman, Rick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031512917     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/297785     Document Type: Article

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