Prejudice, politics, and public opinion: Understanding the sources of racial policy attitudes

Annual Review of Sociology

Volumn 26, Issue , 2000, Pages 135-168

  Krysan, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; African American attitudes; Racial attitudes; Survey research; White attitudes

Indexed keywords

EID: 17244369013     PISSN: 03600572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1146/annurev.soc.26.1.135     Document Type: Article

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