The Opportunity Structure for Discrimination

American Journal of Sociology

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 852-901

  Petersen, Trond ^a   Saporta, Ishak ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 1942475384     PISSN: 00029602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/378536     Document Type: Review

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