Intergroup bias and inequity: Legitimizing beliefs and policy attitudes

Social Justice Research

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 257-282

  Glaser, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Colorblindness; Hate crime; Inequity; Legitimizing beliefs; Policy attitudes; Racial profiling; Same sex marriage

Indexed keywords

EID: 27544462379     PISSN: 08857466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11211-005-6825-1     Document Type: Article

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