Attitudes toward affirmative action: A comparison of color-blind versus modern racist attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1384-1399

  Awad, Germine H ^a,c   Cokley, Kevin ^b   Ravitch, Joseph ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 29144457369     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2005.tb02175.x     Document Type: Article

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