Good times? Understanding African American misperceptions of racial economic fortunes

Journal of Black Studies

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 650-683

  Harris Lacewell, Melissa ^a,b   Albertson, Bethany ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b The University of Chicago   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic attitudes; President Clinton; Race and politics

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644468856     PISSN: 00219347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021934704266084     Document Type: Article

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