A comparison of symbolic racism theory and social dominance theory as explanations for racial policy attitudes

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 377-395

  Sidanius, Jim ^a   Devereux, Erik ^b   Pratto, Felicia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84933495455     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: 19401183     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224545.1992.9924713     Document Type: Article

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