Perceptions of rational discrimination: When do people attempt to justify race-based prejudice?

Basic and Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 42-53

  Khan, Saera R ^a   Lambert, Alan J ^b  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035263715     PISSN: 01973533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324834basp2301_4     Document Type: Article

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