Support for affirmative action initiatives among diverse groups: The role of ethnic identity

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 527-551

  Snyder, Lori Anderson ^a   Cleveland, Jeanette N ^b   Thornton III, George C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

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EID: 33644984006     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00018.x     Document Type: Article

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