Facets of right-wing authoritarianism mediate the relationship between religious fundamentalism and attitudes toward Arabs and African Americans

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-142

  Johnson, Megan K ^a   Labouff, Jordan Paul ^b   Rowatt, Wade C ^a   Patock Peckham, Julie A ^c   Carlisle, Robert D ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Arabs; Authoritarianism; Fundamentalism; Racial prejudice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863396437     PISSN: 00218294     EISSN: 14685906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5906.2011.01622.x     Document Type: Article

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