Belief in U.S. Government conspiracies against blacks among black and white college students: Powerlessness or system blame?

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 941-953

  Crocker, Jennifer ^a   Luhtanen, Riia ^c   Broadnax, Stephanie ^b   Blaine, Bruce Evan ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NONE

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EID: 0033245628     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/01461672992511003     Document Type: Article

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