Racial composition of social settings, interracial friendship, and whites’ attitudes toward interracial marriage

@article{Perry2013RacialCO,
  title={Racial composition of social settings, interracial friendship, and whites’ attitudes toward interracial marriage},
  author={Samuel L. Perry},
  journal={The Social Science Journal},
  year={2013},
  volume={50},
  pages={13 - 22}
}
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