The O. J. Simpson criminal verdict as a racially symbolic event: A longitudinal analysis of racial attitude change

Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 507-516

  Nier, Jason A ^a   Mottola, Gary R ^b   Gaertner, Samuel L ^b  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0034410626     PISSN: 01461672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0146167200266009     Document Type: Article

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