Race, religion, and beliefs about racial inequality

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 634, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 60-77

  Taylor, Marylee C ^a   Merino, Stephen M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

racial attitudes; racial conservatism; religion; stratification beliefs

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952474534     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716210389537     Document Type: Article

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