The ordinary conception of race in the united states and its relation to racial attitudes: A new approach

Journal of Cognition and Culture

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-38

  Glasgow, Joshua ^a   Shulman, Julie L ^b   Covarrubias, Enrique G ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prejudice; Race; Racial conceptions; Racism

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350070422     PISSN: 15677095     EISSN: 15685373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853709X414610     Document Type: Article

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