Assessing affirmative action: Past, present, and future

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 77-92

  Murrell, Audrey J ^a,b,c,d   Jones, Ray ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^d SPSSI Council

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EID: 0002522074     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01849.x     Document Type: Article

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