Traditional and contemporary prejudice and urban whites' support for affirmative action and government help

Social Problems

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 503-527

  Williams, David R ^a   Jackson, James S ^b   Brown, Tony N ^b   Torres, Myriam ^b   Forman, Tyrone A ^b   Brown, Kendrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033229491     PISSN: 00377791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3097073     Document Type: Article

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