Race preferences in children: Insights from South Africa

Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1283-1291

  Shutts, Kristin ^a   Kinzler, Katherine D ^b   Katz, Rachel C ^c   Tredoux, Colin ^d   Spelke, Elizabeth S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; RECOGNITION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 80054953596     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2011.01072.x     Document Type: Article

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