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Learning about Cognitive Dissonance and Race Relations: A Study of the Personal Narratives of Older White Southern Women Who Grew up with Maids

Katherine van Wormer Department of Social Work, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA
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Jeannie Falkner Department of Social Work, Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi, USA
Pages 392-408 | Published online: 24 Apr 2012

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