The crystallization of contemporary racial prejudice across the lifespan

Political Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 569-590

  Henry, P J ^a   Sears, David O ^b  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Attitude consistency; Attitude stability; Symbolic racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 68149180643     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2009.00715.x     Document Type: Article

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