Taking affirmative action in education and employment

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 145-160

  Wittig, Michele Andrisin ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 0030319856     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01855.x     Document Type: Article

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