White guilt: Its antecedents and consequences for attitudes toward affirmative action

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 500-514

  Swim, Janet K ^a   Miller, Deborah L ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033240603     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167299025004008     Document Type: Article

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