An Exploration of the Content of Stereotypes of Black Politicians

Political Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 205-233

  Schneider, Monica C ^a   Bos, Angela L ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 931 College Mall   (United States)

Author keywords

Black Politicians; Blacks; Stereotype Content; Stereotypes; Subtyping

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952085355     PISSN: 0162895X     EISSN: 14679221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2010.00809.x     Document Type: Article

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