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Differences in Assumptions about a Just World: Ethnicity and Point of View

Lawrence G. Calhoun Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA
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Arnie Cann Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, USA
Pages 765-770 | Received 18 Apr 1994, Published online: 01 Jul 2010

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