Prototypes of race and gender: The invisibility of Black women

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 356-360

  Sesko, Amanda K ^a   Biernat, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Prejudice; Race; Stereotyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749111593     PISSN: 00221031     EISSN: 10960465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2009.10.016     Document Type: Article

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