Biological Determinism and Racial Essentialism: The Ideological Double Helix of Racial Inequality

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Volumn 661, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 8-22

  Byrd, W Carson ^a   Hughey, Matthew W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 84938938124     PISSN: 00027162     EISSN: 15523349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0002716215591476     Document Type: Editorial

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