Student attitudes toward affirmative action in college admissions

Research in Higher Education

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 439-459

  Sax, Linda J ^a   Arredondo, Marisol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0033177350     PISSN: 03610365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018788109168     Document Type: Article

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