Affirmative action and job satisfaction: Understanding underlying processes

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 507-523

  Niemann, Yolanda Flores ^a,c,d   Dovidio, John F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^c Department of Comparative Ethnic Studies ^*  (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; HIGHER EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 29144488929     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: 15404560     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00418.x     Document Type: Review

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