Explaining Demographic Group Differences in Affirmative Action Attitudes

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1618-1642

  Konrad, Alison M ^a,c   Spitz, Janet ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of Saint Rose   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

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EID: 0346938511     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2003.tb01966.x     Document Type: Article

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