The role of lay perceptions of ethnic prejudice in the maintenance and perpetuation of ethnic bias

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 453-468

  Esses, Victoria M ^a   Hodson, Gordon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTHORITARIANISM; DOMINANCE; ETHNICITY; PERCEPTION;

EID: 33746603152     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2006.00468.x     Document Type: Article

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