Class and Credibility: Insights from Empirical Sociology, Cognitive Psychology, and Trial Practice

Darryl K. Brown;

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Class and Credibility: Insights from Empirical Sociology, Cognitive Psychology, and Trial Practice

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1995

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Darryl K. Brown

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Darryl K. Brown, Class and Credibility: Insights from Empirical Sociology, Cognitive Psychology, and Trial Practice, in Class and Identity Readings (conference proceedings), 499 (1995).

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