Impression management for the thinking racist: A case study of intellectualization as stigma transformation in contemporary white supremacist discourse

Sociological Quarterly

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 411-433

  Berbrier, Mitch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 0033240117     PISSN: 00380253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-8525.1999.tb01727.x     Document Type: Article

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