Racial characteristics and female facial attractiveness perception among united states university students

Racism in the 21st Century: An Empirical Analysis of Skin Color

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-124

  Belletti, Nicole E ^a   Wade, T Joel ^b  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 84892216859     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-79098-5_6     Document Type: Chapter

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