Increasing the number of psychologists of color: Public policy issues for affirmative diversity

American Psychologist

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 132-142

  Vasquez, Melba J T ^a,d   Jones, James M ^b,c  

^a Independent Practice   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d Box N ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Compelling interest of diversity; Equal opportunity; Ethnic minority pipeline in psychology

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; HUMAN; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CULTURAL DIVERSITY; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC POLICY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32644459558     PISSN: 0003066X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0003-066X.61.2.132     Document Type: Review

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