The Unbearable Accuracy of Stereotypes

@inproceedings{Jussim2009TheUA,
  title={The Unbearable Accuracy of Stereotypes},
  author={Lee Jussim and Thomas R. Cain and Jarret T. Crawford and Kent D. Harber and Florette Cohen},
  year={2009}
}
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