The racial divide in support for the death penalty: Does white racism matter?

Social Forces

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1281-1301

  Unnever, James D ^a   Cullen, Francis T ^b  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

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EID: 34248566262     PISSN: 00377732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/sof.2007.0058     Document Type: Article

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