What Are the Odds? How Demographic Similarity Affects the Prevalence of Perceived Employment Discrimination

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 235-249

  Avery, Derek R ^a   McKay, Patrick F ^b   Wilson, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

discrimination; diversity; minorities; relational demography; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 41549087385     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-9010.93.2.235     Document Type: Article

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