Deceptive field experiments of discrimination: Are they ethical?

Kyklos

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 457-470

  Riach, Peter A ^a   Rich, Judith ^b  

^a Monash University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ETHICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HOUSING PROVISION; RACISM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 4143099135     PISSN: 00235962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0023-5962.2004.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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