The influences of gender, race and ethnicity on workplace experiences of institutional and social isolation: An exploratory study of university faculty

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 307-334

  Smith, Janice Witt ^a   Calasanti, Toni ^b  

^a WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 27844471985     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/027321790518735     Document Type: Article

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