Racism and Popular Culture

Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 115-129

  Dirks, Danielle ^a   Mueller, Jennifer C ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

American Popular Culture; Black People; Motion Picture; Popular Culture; Racial Socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880158439     PISSN: 13896903     EISSN: 2542839X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-70845-4_8     Document Type: Chapter

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