Discursive colorlines at work: How epithets and stereotypes are racially unequal

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 197-215

  Embrick, David G ^a   Henricks, Kasey ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Discrimination; Epithets; Racism; Reproduction of inequality; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881340258     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/SYMB.51     Document Type: Article

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