Examining the principles in principled conservatism: The role of responsibility stereotypes as cues for deservingness in racial policy decisions

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-128

  Reyna, Christine ^a   Henry, P J ^a   Korfmacher, William ^a   Tucker, Amanda ^a,b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Attributions and stereotypes; Deservingness; Principled conservatism; Racism prejudice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICY; POLITICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; CUES; DECISION MAKING; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLITICS; PUBLIC POLICY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 31644449162     PISSN: 00223514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-3514.90.1.109     Document Type: Article

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