Beyond the legal environment: How stigma influences invisible identity groups in the workplace

Employee Responsibilities and Rights Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-44

  Beatty, Joy E ^a   Kirby, Susan L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay and lesbian identity; Invisible diversity; Legal protections; Stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744773516     PISSN: 08927545     EISSN: 15733378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10672-005-9003-6     Document Type: Article

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