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| Busing | 1 |
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Peer reviewedWeigel, Russell H.; Pappas, Jeffrey J. – American Psychologist, 1981
Examined mass media coverage of research conducted in 1975 by James S. Coleman and others, which suggested that court ordered busing caused increased White flight, thus promoting greater residential segregation. Found that the White flight thesis was reported as a scientifically documented fact, despite the unavailability of published evidence and…
Descriptors: Bias, Busing, Information Utilization, Mass Media
