'They should hire the one with the best score': White sensitivity to qualification differences in affirmative action hiring decisions

Ethnic and Racial Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 215-242

  Berry, Brent ^a   Bonilla Silva, Eduardo ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Hiring decisions; Racism; Rhetorical strategies; Systematic vignettes; White racial ideology

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; HOMOGENEITY; LANGUAGE; LIBERALISM; RACIAL IDENTITY; RACISM; WORKING CONDITIONS;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549090583     PISSN: 01419870     EISSN: 14664356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01419870701337619     Document Type: Article

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