Perceived reactions to interracial romantic relationships: When race is used as a cue to status

Group Processes and Intergroup Relations

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 354-369

  Miller, Suzanne C ^a   Olson, Michael A ^a   Fazio, Russell H ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Mate selection; Racial prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 28744449808     PISSN: 13684302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1368430204046143     Document Type: Article

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