Contact theory: Too timid for "Race" and racism

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 387-400

  Erasmus, Zimitri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77954186712     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2010.01651.x     Document Type: Article

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