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Volume 144, 2010 - Issue 2
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Original Articles

Predicting Community Opposition to Inclusion in Schools: The Role of Social Dominance, Contact, Intergroup Anxiety, and Economic Conservatism

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Pages 121-144 | Received 02 Aug 2009, Accepted 28 Oct 2009, Published online: 08 Jul 2010

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