Uncovering the white place: Whitewashing at work

Social and Cultural Geography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 267-282

  Reitman, Meredith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

High tech; Race; Whiteness; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL IDENTITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RACISM; WORKPLACE;

NORTH AMERICA; SEATTLE; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 33645789553     PISSN: 14649365     EISSN: 14701197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14649360600600692     Document Type: Article

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