Racial bias in decisions made by mock jurors evaluating a case of sexual harassment

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 587-600

  Wuensch, Karl L ^a   Campbell, Matthew W ^a   Kesler, Frederick C ^a   Moore, Charles H ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black college students; Gender; Mock jury decisions; Racial bias. white college students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; JURISPRUDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DECISION MAKING; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PREJUDICE; SEXUAL HARASSMENT;

EID: 0036777895     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540209603920     Document Type: Article

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