The Role of Historical Knowledge in Perception of Race-Based Conspiracies

Race and Social Problems

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-80

  Nelson, Jessica C ^a   Adams, Glenn ^a   Branscombe, Nyla R ^a   Schmitt, Michael T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conspiracies; History; Perception of racism; Social identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 82455245353     PISSN: 18671748     EISSN: 18671756     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12552-010-9031-1     Document Type: Article

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