A preliminary study of how multiple exposures to messages about genetics impact on lay attitudes towards racial and genetic discrimination

New Genetics and Society

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-56

  Lynch, John ^a   Bevan, Jennifer ^b   Achter, Paul ^c   Harris, Tina ^d   Condit, Celeste M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Determinism; Discrimination; Genetically based racism; Genetics; Media

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RACISM; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 45849119872     PISSN: 14636778     EISSN: 14699915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14636770701843634     Document Type: Article

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